DIONYSUS | Long blonde hair Pale skin |
Grecian robe or chiton Fawn skin Sandals |
Thyrsus emanating sparkles |
TIRESIAS | Grey hair White-only eyes(2) |
Short Grecian tunic, like comic performers (no phallus) |
Thyrsus |
CADMUS | Grey hair | Short Grecian tunic, like comic performers (no phallus) Fawn skin Sandals |
Thyrsus |
PENTHEUS | Short hair |
Himation (long Grecian robe) |
Small scepter |
Crazy longer hair | Women's dress |
Short Thyrsus | |
AGAVE | Woman's hair Tanned skin |
Woman's Dress Fawn Skin Sandals |
Thyrsus with Pentheus' head |
FIRST MESSENGER | Short hair Tanned skin |
Tunic or chiton Sandals |
Cattle herder stick |
SOLDIER | Short Hair Tanned skin |
Armor, skirt Helmet Greaves Sandals |
Sword |
CHORUS LEADER | Woman's Hair |
Woman's Dress Sandals |
Thyrsus |
CHORUS | Voices only; no costumes | ||
AUDIENCE | Fawn Skin--copiable, so everyone can be a bacchant(1) |
From suggestions by students in Phorkyad's Theatre Technology course | |
(1) Raleigh Benoir | "Make the audience into chorus members, since too many actors limits the number of audience members. |
(2) Takashi Quinnell |
"Eyes whited out because he is blind" |
3) LaurenElizabeth Waco | Face Illuminator for Dionysus |
(More information on the way)
Woman's costume | Source |
Thyrsus; another | Maenad fighting off a centaur |
Comic Figures | The Pronomos Vase |