Averett brought Aesop’s tales to life
Traci White/Register & Bee
A. Fox, played by Laura Carroll, right, lectures Grasshopper, played by Walter Bondurant, about his feckless ways now that winter has arrived as part of “Aesop and Friends,” opening tonight at Averett University as part of a three-show run.
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From staff reports
Published: October 2, 2008
Aesop, a Greek sage and former slave, offered life lessons and a moral code of sorts to all who heard his folk fables.
From “The Tortoise and the Hare” (slow and steady wins the race), to “The Ants and the Grasshopper,” his stories included reflections on the human condition and offered tips on how to live a moral, responsible life.
Averett University will celebrated five of Aesop’s most famous fables in “Aesop and Friends,” part of the university’s Theatre for Young People series.
Written by Gene Kozlowski, a former professor at Western Illinois University, the show explores “The Ants and the Grasshopper,” “The Fox and the Crow,” “The Two Stubborn Goats,” “The Fox and the Grapes” and “The Tortoise and the Hare,” bringing them to life through costumed characters and wittydialogue.
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