Dido and Aeneas

Synopsis
Dido and Aeneas, based on books of Virgil's Aeneid, is set in Carthage at the court of Queen Dido. Her courtiers and sister, Belinda, persuade her to admit her love for Aeneas, a Trojan prince who has stopped in Carthage on his travels and is dallying with her. Witches plot the downfall of Dido and her city, and arrange to raise a storm so that the two lovers, who are out hunting, will be forced to seek shelter in a cave. There one of the witches, disguised as Mercury, the messenger god,will remind Aeneas of his duty to resume his voyage to Italy. He is persuaded to leave and makes preparations. He tries to explain his destiny to Dido, but she brushes his explanations aside and makes ready for her death.

Cast
Amanda Mendon - Dido
Jason Detwiler - Aeneas
Kathleen Nitz Kasdorf - Belinda
Mary Elizabeth Enmann - Sorceress
Eliza O'Malley - Attendant
Jessica Leash - Witch
Courtney Ross - Witch
Andrew Park - Sailor
Eleanor Hunter - Spirit