"Penelope" - by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean and Eva Steinmetz - Lyric Stage Company (Boston, MA.)
Lyric Stage Company
Presents Alex Bechtel's
"PENELOPE"
Music, Book, and Lyrics by Alex Bechtel
Book by Grace McLean and Eva Steinmetz
Directed by Courtney O’Connor
Music Direction by Dan Rodriguez
Cast Includes: Erica Spyres
Performances:
February 6, 2026 through March 1, 2026
(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)
All performances to be held at LYRIC STAGE OF BOSTON, 140 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA. 02116
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Contact the Box Office at # 617-585-5678 or go to lyricstage.com
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ABOUT THE SHOW
The story you thought you knew, told by the woman who lived it.
A generous glass of bourbon, a five-piece band, and ninety minutes is all "PENELOPE" needs to tell her side of the story as she embraces her heartache, loneliness, and resolve during the wait for her husband Odysseus to return from a seemingly endless war.
Her son has disappeared.
Relentless suitors prance before her.
Days drone on as she is left to wonder who she is if she is alone.
From jazz to folk to indie rock, "PENELOPE" dishes the dirt in a captivating cacophony of emotions that redefines what we might know of her through a modern lens.
Erica Spyres ("Into the Woods," "Avenue Q") triumphantly returns to Lyric Stage in a tour-de-force performance of crystalline beauty and enlightenment.
Erica Spyres says, “I haven't been this excited about a project in a long time and a huge part of that excitement comes from knowing the environment Lyric Stage and Boston provides. A place where artists feel supported allows for the imagination and sense of play necessary to transport themselves and an audience into another world!”
ABOUT THE LYRIC STAGE OF BOSTON
Founded in 1974 and in residence at 140 Clarendon Street since 1991, THE LYRIC STAGE OF BOSTON is Boston’s oldest resident theatre company. Our mission is to produce and present live theatre in Greater Boston with an intimate approach that promotes inclusivity and connection. THE LYRIC STAGE leads an effort to integrate live theater and theater education into the lives of all residents of greater Boston.
140 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA. 02116
# 617-585-5678
