A decade of war is coming to a close.

A soldier is dead. Devastated by the loss of his closest friend and betrayed by his commanding officers, he also committed an act of unspeakable violence. Now those left behind face a series of collective questions: What was his life worth? What do they owe him? Where does responsibility lie?

moments after Aias is a free adaptation of Sophocles that combines classical and contemporary found-voices. It asks how a community remembers tragedy. And why it is easier to mourn someone than it is to help them.

Hamlet Isn’t Dead, Sanguine Theatre Company and What Will the Neighbors Say? are thrilled to be pairing with JACK to present “moments after Aias” adapted and directed by Andrew Watkins.

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Andrew watkins

Photo: Mary Katharine Tramontana

Andrew Watkins (Director/Writer) is a theater director whose work includes classical adaptation, new play development, and interdisciplinary performance. He is very happy to be making his JACK debut with Moments after Aias, which was previously developed at the Brooklyn Center for Theater Research. His directing credits include The Oresteia (Theater for a New Audience's studio programming), Uncle Vanya (3xChekhov Festival), The Yellow Wallpaper (IRT Theater, Dixon Place), and Miss Julie (Access Theater). He recently wrote text for Destiny|Fate|Blood, a new dance piece by Sawako Ogo (ACUD, Berlin). As an assistant and associate director, he worked on Broadway with Network (dir. Ivo van Hove) and Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (dir. Arin Arbus). Other credits include: four seasons with Theater for a New Audience (The Father and Doll's House, The Skin of Our Teeth, and The Winter's Tale), Theaterhaus Jena, Deutsches Theater Berlin, the Guthrie, Toneelgroep Amsterdam and Ruhrtriennale Festival. He holds an MA in Psychology from the New School for Social Research and a BA in Theatre Directing from Fordham University at Lincoln.