I'll Take A Shot At That

The English Theatre Leipzig Company is presenting Sophocles' "Philoctetes" this March and Director Abigail Akavia joins the podcast along with stars Em Wessel and Felix Kerkhoff. A famed archer, Philoctetes, set out against Troy with Achilles and the other Greek heroes but was bit on the foot by a snake along the way. The wound festered and stank, and Philoctetes screamed in pain so hideously that the fleet abandoned him on Lemnos, a desert island. Philoctetes survived on whatever he could shoot with his magical bow, the one he inherited from his friend Heracles. Ten years later, the Greeks learn through prophecy that Philoctetes and his bow are needed against Troy, and a plot is hatched to get him back. TICKETS: https://www.neues-schauspiel-leipzig.de/karten On this episode we are drinking O'Donnell Bratapfel Moonshine! We are excited to welcome O'Donnell Moonshine as a new schnapps sponsor for the podcast! This 'baked apple' moonshine is a delicious and smooth liquor that features hints of cinnamon and vani