Academics
April 17, 2026
9th Grade Students Experience a New Adaptation of The Odyssey
Early this year, ninth-graders traveled to Boston to see Penelope, a one-woman musical adaptation of The Odyssey, at Lyric Stage Company. The performance told from the perspective of Odysseus’ wife offered a contemporary lens on a text they study in English class. The experience highlighted how reinterpretation through the arts deepens students’ understanding of classic literature.