Beowulf Music by Dave Malloy | Lyrics by Jason Craig Role: Beowulf Directed by Ethan Karas Northwestern University, WAVE Productions
March 2025

Based on one of the most famous pieces of literature of all time, Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage is a raucous rock ’n’ roll re-telling of the blood-soaked Old English poem. To music by Dave Malloy, the swaggering hero Beowulf defends the great hall of Heorot against the monster Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a fire-breathing dragon… as a panel of academics overanalyzes his every move.

A performer with blonde hair and face paint, wearing a leopard print jacket and a headband, holding a microphone and pointing towards the camera on a stage.

Nastia’s performance earned her the very serious, very prestigious Student Theatre Stuccy award for “Best Man Who Can Sing.”

Person singing into a microphone while kneeling on stage, surrounded by two others with staffs and a seated audience watching.
A theatrical performance with actors in costume performing on stage, with one actor standing over another lying on the floor, under stage lighting.
A woman with long hair, wearing a fur-lined jacket, standing on stage and singing into a microphone. Several women surrounding her are kneeling or squatting, looking at her, all dressed in casual or costume-like clothing in a dark auditorium with stage lighting.
Performer stands on shoulders of another performer during a stage act, with audience members watching in the foreground and stage lighting overhead.
Group of people performing on stage, some holding wooden sticks with plush animal heads, in a dark theater setting.
Three women on stage: one singing into a microphone, the other two facing away, with a piano and person wearing a crown in the background.
Theater performance with performers manipulating large paper or cardboard hand props, a woman singing at a microphone, and a person falling on the stage.
Performer in flashy clothing on stage, holding a microphone in one hand and a sword in the other, with bright stage lights behind, in a theatrical or entertainment setting.
Group of five people dancing on a stage with colorful lights overhead.
Performer on stage wearing a costume with a fur collar, holding a prop that looks like multiple tentacles, audience watching and smiling.
Theatrical scene with performers, some dressed in costumes and holding props, on stage under bright lights in a dark auditorium.
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