Spring 2025

Back by popular demand, Swamp Meadow Community Theatre proudly presents The Odyssey Speedrun: 24 Books in 60 Minutes!

Written by Rhode Island playwright Audrey Dubois, we are excited to go on this EPIC adventure when this age-old story gets retold, now with a cast of all ages.

Odysseus has been away at sea for a long time. A REALLY long time. Twenty years, in fact. And he would do anything to get back to his family. Along the way, he crosses paths with a cyclops that herds sheep, a princess who doesn’t like laundry, a witch who turns people into pigs, and a VERY angry sea god. With so many obstacles between here and there, how will Odysseus ever manage to get home?

Dates

Foster Fairgrounds Supper Shed:

  • May 31st @ 2pm (join us for crafts at Foster Public Library beforehand!)
  • June 1st @ 2pm

Johnson Senior Center:

  • June 6th @ 7pm
  • June 7th @ 7pm

Foster Center Volunteer Fire Company:

  • June 8th @ 2pm

*Additional shows to be added. Stay tuned to this page and our social media for updates.*

Tickets are $15/general admission, $10/students and seniors.

Foster Fairgrounds
181 Howard Hill Road, Foster, RI 02825

Johnston Senior Center
1291 Hartford Ave, Johnston, RI 02919

Cast

  • Odysseus: Josh Fidler
  • Athena: Kurt Nelson
  • Poseidon: Merynn Flynn
  • Telemachus: Hazel Lear
  • Penelope: Maia Malo
  • Antinous: Tyler H. Vigeant
  • Eurymachus: Olive Lear
  • Nausicaa: Jon Hart
  • Eumaeus: Jonathan Safford
  • Nestor: Millie Dubois
  • Menelaus: Conner Pertain
  • Polyphemus: Dale Miller
  • Leukothea: Cara Grossman
  • Demodocus: Conner Pertain
  • Aeolus: Jayne Lear
  • Circe: Janine Parisi
  • Tiresias: Rob LeBeau
  • Calypso: Kaelyn Cobb
  • Helios: Tyler H. Vigeant
  • Scholars: Janine Parisi, Olive Lear, Jayne Lear

Crew

  • Director – Audrey Dubois
  • Stage Manager – Evelyn Dubois

The Odyssey Speedrun

24 Books in 60 Minutes

A Comedy in One Act

Written by Audrey Dubois

Adapted from “The Odyssey” by Homer
  • Dates & Times

  • May 31, 2025 2:00 pm Foster Fair Grounds
  • June 1, 2025 2:00 pm Foster Fair Grounds
  • June 6, 2025 7:00 pm Johnston Senior Center
  • June 7, 2025 7:00 pm Johnston Senior Center
  • June 8, 2025 2:00 pm Foster Center Volunteer Fire Company