Denis O’Hare and Lisa Peterson created Homer’s Coat, a theatre company that explores ancient literature for new plays. Both the well-known actor O’Hare and the director Peterson developed “An Iliad” a work that is based on Homer’s legendary poem of the Trojan War, but cut to 100 minutes of playing time. The title indicates that there are other visions of the tale. 

They first brought “An Iliad” to Boston’s ArtsEmerson in 2013 where it was a hit as it had been in New York the previous year. O’Hare and Peterson spent five years developing the play which they then toured across the U.S. Since ArtsEmerson is celebrating its tenth year as a theatre institution its Artistic Director David Dower and its Executive Director David C. Howse decided to bring back five of their most important plays which included “An Iliad” and five new ones. Unfortunately, “An Iliad’s” second stay in Boston was only for four performances.   …

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