https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seven-against-thebes--6879182 Narrator Charlotte Duckett
Eteocles Daniel Vimont
Chorus 1 Elizabeth Klett
Chorus 2 Libby Gohn
Spy Cynthia Moyer
Antigone Amanda Friday
Ismene Caprisha Page
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Eteocles Daniel Vimont
Chorus 1 Elizabeth Klett
Chorus 2 Libby Gohn
Spy Cynthia Moyer
Antigone Amanda Friday
Ismene Caprisha Page
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Eteocles Daniel Vimont
Chorus 1 Elizabeth Klett
Chorus 2 Libby Gohn
Spy Cynthia Moyer
Antigone Amanda Friday
Ismene Caprisha Page
Herald Alan Mapstone]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70049252Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:54:19 +0000AeschylusIn this compelling tragedy, the only surviving work from Aeschylus trilogy about the House of Oedipus, Thebes finds itself under siege by Polynices, a once-cherished prince turned adversary. Following the tumultuous departure of King Oedipus and his...Narrator Charlotte Duckett
Eteocles Daniel Vimont
Chorus 1 Elizabeth Klett
Chorus 2 Libby Gohn
Spy Cynthia Moyer
Antigone Amanda Friday
Ismene Caprisha Page
Herald Alan Mapstone]]>1113brothers,conflict,drama,fate,greek,oedipus,power,siege,thebes,tragedyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/002-part-2--70049251Narrator Charlotte Duckett
Eteocles Daniel Vimont
Chorus 1 Elizabeth Klett
Chorus 2 Libby Gohn
Spy Cynthia Moyer
Antigone Amanda Friday
Ismene Caprisha Page
Herald Alan Mapstone]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70049251Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:54:16 +0000AeschylusIn this compelling tragedy, the only surviving work from Aeschylus trilogy about the House of Oedipus, Thebes finds itself under siege by Polynices, a once-cherished prince turned adversary. Following the tumultuous departure of King Oedipus and his...Narrator Charlotte Duckett
Eteocles Daniel Vimont
Chorus 1 Elizabeth Klett
Chorus 2 Libby Gohn
Spy Cynthia Moyer
Antigone Amanda Friday
Ismene Caprisha Page
Herald Alan Mapstone]]>1792brothers,conflict,drama,fate,greek,oedipus,power,siege,thebes,tragedyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/001-part-1--70049250Narrator Charlotte Duckett
Eteocles Daniel Vimont
Chorus 1 Elizabeth Klett
Chorus 2 Libby Gohn
Spy Cynthia Moyer
Antigone Amanda Friday
Ismene Caprisha Page
Herald Alan Mapstone]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70049250Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:54:13 +0000AeschylusIn this compelling tragedy, the only surviving work from Aeschylus trilogy about the House of Oedipus, Thebes finds itself under siege by Polynices, a once-cherished prince turned adversary. Following the tumultuous departure of King Oedipus and his...Narrator Charlotte Duckett
Eteocles Daniel Vimont
Chorus 1 Elizabeth Klett
Chorus 2 Libby Gohn
Spy Cynthia Moyer
Antigone Amanda Friday
Ismene Caprisha Page
Herald Alan Mapstone]]>1301brothers,conflict,drama,fate,greek,oedipus,power,siege,thebes,tragedyfalsefull