Discus
by Becca Schlossberg

Name: Discus
Brand: Becca Schlossberg
SKU: 9780573710285
Rating: 3.55 (20 reviews)

Highlights

Female

Male

90 mins Greek/Roman/Biblical Role(s) for Non-Binary Actor(s) Bare Stage/Simple Set Period Costumes

Synopsis

Hyacinth is dead.

Well, no, not yet; he's lost in the Nether Place.

But what happened?

Who killed him?

Wait, did someone kill him?

And where's Apollo?

That's all Hyacinth can remember at first: that his life truly began the night he locked eyes with the great god Apollo...

Discus boldly reimagines the often-overlooked queer love story of Apollo and Hyacinth: a heartbreaking and candid play that challenges us with its powerfully relevant themes of class, power, justice, accountability, and – above all – change.

Press Reviews

"Playwright Becca Schlossberg's Discus brings a fresh and, for an essentially tragic tale, tremendously fun version of the myth of Hyacinth and Apollo to the stage... Discus is worthy of a wreath of laurels."
— Thinking Theater NYC

"The provocative new indie interpretation conflates the central tale of Apollo and Hyacinth with other characters and episodes from the myths of the gods, current vernacular and word plays with more traditional language, and the established male and female figures with some gender-reversed casting, for a challenging look at the universal themes of class and power, justice and accountability, remorse and repentance, and the possibility to change for the better when inspired by love."
— DC Theatre Arts

"This is a beautiful work. Sweet and intimate, with still the epic threads that are sewn into any myth involving the pantheon. Playwright Becca Schlossberg's work exists both in the then of the original myth and the now of contemporary mores."
— A Work Unfinishing

"Highly sylized [and] well paced... [A] faithful yet innovative new retelling of this ancient love story."
— Lavender After Dark

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
ZEPHYRUS God of the western wind (F)	—	—	God of the western wind (F)
NOTOS God of the southern wind, sister to Zephyrus (gender fluid)	female	—	God of the southern wind, sister to Zephyrus (gender fluid)
BOREAS God of the northern wind, sister to Zephyrus (gender fluid)	female	—	God of the northern wind, sister to Zephyrus (gender fluid)
APOLLO God of music and poetry and healing and many other things (M)	male	—	God of music and poetry and healing and many other things (M)
ARTEMIS God of the hunt, Apollo’s twin sister (F or NB)	female	—	God of the hunt, Apollo’s twin sister (F or NB)
HADES God of the underworld (gender fluid)	—	—	God of the underworld (gender fluid)
HYACINTH A Spartan prince (M). Doubles as	male	—	A Spartan prince (M). Doubles as
GANYMEDE , a mortal servant of the gods.	—	—	, a mortal servant of the gods.