under the influence or: the return of the bacchae

In under the influence oder: the return of the Bacchae by Natalie Baudy, winner of the Austrian Theater Alliance writing competition, three women from different generations meet on the seventh floor of an apartment building. As strange plagues afflict their atrium and they are cut off from the outside world, they share memories of intoxication, relationships, and family over alcohol. Yet drinking no longer brings them joy—they feel too much or too little, but not what they seek. Together, they uncover how their consumption is tied to patriarchal structures.

As the exhausted goddess Dionysa banishes the plagues, the women run out of alcohol and make a radical decision. A play about dependencies and the search for a depatriarchalized intoxication, directed by Josef Krasanovsky with video installations by Dominika Kalcher. Recommended for ages 16 and up.