# Heads Up, Nashvegas Dopers! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 17, 2007, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-nashvegas-dopers/392596 "2007-02-17T07:45:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-nashvegas-dopers/392596/1 "2007-02-17T07:45:33Z")
I just learned of this, or I would have posted something earlier, but apparently, there’s a little bit of history being made in our town. Lipscomb University’s drama class [has been performing a play **in** the Parthenon!](http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=12&screen=news&news_id=54644) > [@](#): > > Director Larry Brown adapted the text of Euripides’ play, _Trojan Women_, which will be performed by a cast of a dozen Lipscomb theater students in the 60-foot wide marble chamber where the six-story statue of Athena keeps eternal watch. > > “It’s a unique experience to see an ancient Green drama in the only reproduction of the Parthenon in the world — that is something that Nashvillians take for granted, yet it is very unique,” Brown said. “I hope it adds a sense of grandeur to our performance in a way that being in an ordinary theater would not.” > > Brown, who teaches theater history and mythology at Lipscomb, where he’s been for 18 years, chose the play for its strong female roles that would highlight his solid suite of actresses as well as the war-themed historical relevance. IIRC, this is the first time something like this has been done. 8PM, Saturday the 17th is the _last_ performance. I’m going to try to make it (depends upon how I feel after I get off work). Even if the play sucks, just seeing the statue is worth it (BTW, the play’s _free_ to the first 100 people, so you can be a cheap date! ;)). ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-nashvegas-dopers/392596/2 "2007-02-17T13:11:07Z")
Family troubles will keep me away ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-nashvegas-dopers/392596/3 "2007-02-17T14:58:05Z")
Do they have tours of the Parthenon? I’ve been up to it a few times, but never had the opportunity to go inside. I’m pleasantly surprised that Lipscomb is doing that. I’ve had the impression that it was a more conservative school. Vlad/Igor ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-nashvegas-dopers/392596/4 "2007-02-17T15:21:47Z")
Too late for me to make it, but thanks for the heads up. I’ve been to several art exhibits there over the years, including one that was while they were still renovating/refurbishing. It’s a awesome place and I imagine the “gee whiz” aspect of seeing a play there (even a dud play) would be worth the hassle. But I can’t make this one. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-nashvegas-dopers/392596/5 "2007-02-18T07:48:34Z")
[QUOTE=Vlad/Igor] Do they have tours of the Parthenon? I’ve been up to it a few times, but never had the opportunity to go inside. I’m pleasantly surprised that Lipscomb is doing that. I’ve had the impression that it was a more conservative school. Vlad/Igor [/QUOTE] Yes, they have tours of the Parthenon (sadly, it seems they’ve pulled down some of the interesting photos from the inside of the building for some reason) and they’re not too expensive. And Lipscomb _is_ a conservative school. You can be expelled from their campus in Italy if you’re caught dancing on the premises. Apparently, there’s **another** performance scheduled for tonight as after the play I heard one of the actresses say to someone that her sister was coming to see it “tomorrow.” The performance of the play was pretty good, though I thought that the directing could have been better. I also felt that they didn’t make good enough use of the space. The _best_ performance was by the gal who played Cassandra (there didn’t seem to be any programs, so I’ve no idea of what the actors names were) and the worst was of the guy who played the Greek soldier. I was disappointed that there was hardly any music used in the play, I was hoping that they’d have used Dead Can Dance in spots, since much of their music would have fit. There were some annoying parts in the performance of the gal who played Hecuba had a warble in her voice which would come and go, it should have stayed gone, IMHO. Also, the heat from the lower level _doesn’t_ seem to make it up to the statue level, so it was kind of cold, but worth it. Oh, I found a [bit of info on Lipscomb’s site.](http://news.lipscomb.edu/event.asp?SID=14&Page=3285&ev_key=968) It confirms that there’s another performance tonight, and it lists the actors: Brittany Willis Lori Holman Erin Randolph Ashley Thompson Michelle Driver Drew Smith Kevin Buckley Scott Muller Wes Driver Katherine Neal Heather Funderburg Hannah Ruehl. I wish I knew who played what, because several of the women in the cast were hotties. (Suprisingly, Cassandra and _not_ Helen was the best looking one.) ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-nashvegas-dopers/392596/6 "2007-02-18T21:02:28Z")
Awwww, I wish I had known about this. I LURVE the Parthenon. I swear it is the only thing in Nashville that is truly inspiring. Every chance I get, I take the kids and we just run around collecting acorns in the park until we get tired, then we wander in to gaze in awe at Athena. Everytime we have out-of-town guests, I drag them to the Parthenon. I guess I am just a total nerd. \ **Tuckerfan** , I grew up in Gallatin – living in Cottontown now, what a small world!\ ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-nashvegas-dopers/392596/7 "2007-02-19T00:41:08Z")
[QUOTE=Litoris] Awwww, I wish I had known about this. I LURVE the Parthenon. I swear it is the only thing in Nashville that is truly inspiring. Every chance I get, I take the kids and we just run around collecting acorns in the park until we get tired, then we wander in to gaze in awe at Athena. Everytime we have out-of-town guests, I drag them to the Parthenon. I guess I am just a total nerd. \ **Tuckerfan** , I grew up in Gallatin – living in Cottontown now, what a small world!\ [/QUOTE] Well, you know, there’s _still_ time to catch tonight’s show! (It lasts about an hour and twenty minutes.) You could have the younun’s one in time for bed, I’m sure. BTW, **Batsima** lives here in Gallatin as well. ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-nashvegas-dopers/392596/8 "2007-02-19T00:43:24Z")
I dunno. I think Bicentennial Park and Cheekwood are pretty inspiring as well. I’m gonna have to insist we tour the Parthenon the next time we’re in town visiting my parents. And maybe the Lane museum, and… ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-nashvegas-dopers/392596/9 "2007-02-19T15:20:18Z")
**Vlad/Igor** , I used to run with the sk8r bois, so I am partial to Legislative Plaza, myself. Actually, archetectually speaking, I adore Nashville. It is always so disappointing going to other (larger) cities and the buildings are just _big_, and not _interesting_. As of late, I have been thinking I need to go into town and just wander – my daughter (at 14) is starting to be interested in things more so than when she was younger, I think she would enjoy it.