But Penelope proves capable of ruling Ithaca for 20 years in her king’s absence, as well as a cunning strategist who has kept boorish suitors at bay and protected her son, Telemachus, from harm.

Signature Theatre’s production of Penelope seeks to give a voice to one of the heroines of the epic poem: Odysseus’ wife, Penelope. When Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, is called to serve as a ...

In the many years since he’s been gone, men have amassed on Ithaca, pressuring Queen Penelope to pick a new husband to be king, seeking access to her wealth.

The drama focuses on the last bit of “The Odyssey,” where Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) washes up on the shores of Ithaca after 20 years away a naked, sinewy shell of the warrior he once was.

The twelve hanged maids of Penelope get their revenge in this ancient Greek story of heartbreak and sacrifice. At the end of the Odyssey, Odysseus returns to Ithaca and kills the suitors of Penelope.

Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) is reunited with his wife Penelope (Juliette Binoche) after 20 years away in "The Return," a retelling of Homer's "The Odyssey."© BLEECKER STREET ...