The Golden Age
with the lives of Jupiter and Saturn
by Thomas Heywood (1611)
a rehearsed reading
Frederic Wood Theatre, UBC
8 March 2025
Free admission — all are welcome! No registration needed.
Cast
Graham Bullen Titan, Pluto
Claire deBruyn Callisto, Nurse
Alexander Forsyth Lycaon, Neptune
Matt Loop Saturn
Toph Marshall Homer
CJ McGillivray Sibylla, Diana
Jenny Porter Lord 2, Atlanta, Arcas
Erin Purghart Jupiter
Cesare Scarpone Lord 1, Aegeon, Ganymede
Rebecca Walters Vesta, Juno
Crew
Caroline Tang Stage Manager
Madeleine Polak Costumes, Props
CJ McGillivray Poster Design
Toph Marshall Director
Using a script newly edited by Janelle Jenstad and Cameron Stirling, available here.
Research Spotlight
Join us in the lobby before and after the performance to view a research poster prepared by Cameron Stirling. Learn more about Jupiter in Classical and Renaissance traditions!
Cameron Stirling (University of Victoria), “Storming the Stage: Jupiter in Classical Myth, Renaissance Tradition, and Thomas Heywood’s Golden Age.”
Thanks
Our sincere thanks go to The UBC Public Humanities Hub, the Department of Theatre and Film, the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, Borja Brown, Tony Koelwyn, Hallie Marshall, the Classical Association of the Pacific Northwest, and the Classical Association of the Canadian West.