SUPERFAN

Directed by Ellen Chorley
Created by the Theatre Network Summer Academy

In this surreal, rock ‘n roll fuelled re-telling of Euripides’ “The Bacchae,” Ancient Greece becomes a 1964 prep school during the height of pop-culture hysteria with a chorus of blood-hungry teenagers transfixed by their guitar playing god, Dionysus. Are the screams from the fans in horrific terror ….or ecstatic delight?

SUPERFAN is a retelling of the classic Greek play “The Bacchae.” In this version, the play takes place in a 1964 boarding school where the Greek chorus is a group of teenagers who tear apart their school when influenced by the god Dionysus. This play is created by a company of young artists called Theatre Network Summer Academy, the play is written by an ensemble lead by Edmonton playwright and director, Ellen Chorley. This is Theatre Network Summer Academy Academy fifth summer at the Edmonton Fringe after presenting Shock Me Electra (2022), Falstaff and the Merry Wives (2023), Isolde & Tristan (2024) and Hot Garbage (2025).