AMERICAN MYTHS IN DEVELOPMENT
THE MAENADS
The fallen soldiers of the South return home from the Great War in wooden boxes while their widows funnel their despair into the making of an all-powerful God. This new God, Dionotos, soothes his followers by countering the terrible truths of their lost war with comfortable lies. The Maenads tells the story of those who attempt to stop this new God and those who worship Him.
Inspired by Euripides’ The Bacchae, The Maenads is a new American Myth that seeks to spark a conversation around the power of false narratives and how they may be confronted.