Max and Esme

We got to attend Esme's first college production last weekend at St. Lawrence - The Penelopiad, by Margaret Atwood. The play gives voice to Penelope, the long-waiting wife of Odysseus, through an series of integrated scenes and narrations from the afterlife. The all-women/nin-binary cast did an amazing job with a script full of difficult topics (murder, rape, slavery) tempered with moments of humor. The set was really clever, and there were songs stewn throughout the play with music written by students. Esme played Eurycleia (the nurse) who ultimately sanctions the killing of Penelope's handmaids. She was wonderful to watch - transitioning from servility to resentment in a single look.  We weren't allowed to take photos, but I'm hoping Esme has some official ones she can share. 

Peter and I are in the North Country this week to be in the path of totality for the solar eclipse. The beach on Lake Ontario was mostly deserted yesterday and provided a lovely walk for us with mom and dad. The skies are not so blue as this today of course.