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“We first see Ajax mid-massacre, positively reveling in the bloodbath, and Benson pulls no punches, opening the nondescript mess hall to a scene of slaughterhouse gore.” -TheaterMania

“What would this look like in a society as heterogonous, and as destabilized by radical societal changes, as ours is today? Sarah Benson investigates in her innovative and often deeply moving take on  “Ajax,” by Sophocles, in a brand new translation by Charles Connaghan.” -Blast Magazine

“In ‘Ajax’ at the A.R.T., Linda Powell plays an ancient role with modern repercussions…” – The Boston Globe

“…it is not only a stellar production, but one that makes the Greek myths relevant to today’s world. You can’t do much better than this one.” – wbur.org

“…kudos to the American Repertory Theater for realizing the uncanny relevance of this early work by the author of the Oedipus trilogy and presenting it in a clearheaded, colloquial translation by Charles Connaghan and a contemporary military setting steeped in blood and rather bloodless civic discussion.” – The Boston Phoenix

“Though the relevance of ‘Ajax’ to the current political climate is interesting, it’s the vulgar, boisterous, in-your-face divisiveness of war that gives this haunting production its substance.” – Metro