Steven Sater on Prometheus Bound at the American Repertory Theater

The A.R.T. will be partnering with Amnesty International as part of its production of Prometheus Bound. Author and lyricist Steven Sater (Spring Awakening) discusses this partnership.

An outcry against tyranny,Prometheus Bound. illustrates one man’s struggle against the brute force of a ruthless dictator. Written by Tony and Grammy Award-winning lyricist and playwright Steven Sater (Spring Awakening) with music composed by Grammy Award-winning System of a Down lead singer Serj Tankian, this new musical is inspired by Aeschylus’s ancient Greek tragedy about the suffering of Western civilization’s first prisoner of conscience. A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus stages this world premiere production in OBERON, immersing the audience in an environment that has the Dionysian energy and rebelliousness of a rock concert.