Truth

Genre: Drama

Period: 12th-13th Century BC

Place: Ancient Greece

Length: Three Acts

Characters: 

Warnings: Adult themes; sexual references and scenes

Synopsis
Act 1

Cassandra, a priestess of Apollo, is in the temple when Apollo visits, and on seeing her, wishes to be with her. Mindful of her vow of chastity, she refuses him. But blinded by lust, he ignores her and forces himself on her, violently, before leaving her there in the temple, with the promise that if she tells of what transpired, no one will believe her.

Act 2

Cassandra’s warnings of the fall of Troy go unheeded. However, she still tries to make people believe her, and eventually, this drives her insane. Seeking refuge in the temple of Athena, she is pursued by Ajax the Lesser, who forces himself upon her despite intercourse in a temple being forbidden.

Act 3

After the fall of Troy, Cassandra is taken as a concubine of King Agamemnon. Whilst in Athens, she tries to convince Agamemnon that Clytemnestra has taken a lover, Aegisthus. However, this leads to the downfall of both Agamemnon and Cassandra as the lovers murder them.

Characters
Cassandra

Priam

Hecuba

Helenus

Apollo

Ajax the Lesser

Paris

Helen of Troy

Agamemnon

Clytemnestra

Aegisthus

Polydamas

Chorus (x 3-4)

Cassandra’s handmaidens (x 3)

Athena (voice only)