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Current Nobody

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Current Nobody is a full-length play by Melissa James Gibson that premiered at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2007. It is an adaptation of the Odyssey.

The work offers a play on gender roles against the backdrop of the Trojan War, as stay-at-home father Od struggles to raise his children while his wife Pen covers the military conflict as a journalist.[1]

The Washington Post described the play as "wise" and "heartsome."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Isherwood, Charles. New Plays Inspired by Those Oldsters, Homer and Stravinsky, The New York Times, Nov 17, 2007
  2. ^ Marks, Peter. 'Current Nobody': Modern Take on An Epic Absence. The Washington Post, Nov, 6, 2007