Bringing a Trojan Horse to the Stage
by Bob Greenwald
Yes, there was really a city of Troy. And yes, (apparently) the Trojan Wars really occurred. That leads directly to the next question; Was there really a Trojan Horse used to sneak Greek solders into Troy?
That we may never know for sure. Some scholars believe the “horse” may have actually been referring to machines-of-war like large battering rams that frequently were given animal names. There was also a tradition for the losing army to present the winning side with a ship. In this case that may have had soldiers hidden in it, so it functioned the same as a Trojan Horse would. But because it is key to a dynamic scene, and an important part of the entire story, we have to include it in our new production, Troy: Women & War.