Shadow Theatre: An Iliad

An Iliad

by Lisa Peterson & Denis O'Hare

January 21 to February 8, 2026

 
Directed by John Hudson

Starring Michael Peng
 

"...a captivating and chilling piece of theatre, unlike anything I've seen before."

-Around the Town Chicago

2012 Obie and Lucille Lortel Award Winner

Live from the Varscona Theatre
10329 83 Avenue
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Season Tickets Available at shadowtheatre.org

EDMONTON- Edmonton's Shadow Theatre continues their season with a thrilling and timeless one-person reflection of the rage and ruin of war. 

A modern-day retelling of Homer’s wild adventure. Poetry, humour, the Trojan War, and the modern world collide in this captivating theatrical experience. A one-person show re-mixing the eternal and ancient text into something epic and anything but stuffy.

An Iliad features Michael Peng and is Directed by John Hudson, with Costume Designer Leona Brausen, Abbott, Set and Lighting Designer Scott Peters, Sound Designer and Performer Erik Mortimer, Dramaturg Danielle LaRose, Stage Manager Yvette Martens, Production Manager Tiana McLean.

An Iliad tickets and Shadow Theatre Season Subscriptions are now on sale at shadowtheatre.org

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A modern-day retelling of Homer’s wild adventure. Poetry, humour, the Trojan War, and the modern world collide in this captivating theatrical experience.
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