The Persians

The Persians by Aeschylus, version by Heiner Müller, based on a translation by Peter Witzmann, and developed 1990/91. It was first published in Aischylos: Die Perser. Übertragung Peter Witzmann. Bearbeitung Heiner Müller. Hergestellt Christoph Rüter, Berlin, 1991, S. 14–62.

Thomas Freeland received his B.F.A. and M.A. in Theatre from the University of Colorado, and his Ph.D. in Drama from Stanford University where he translated and directed the world-premiere production of Heiner Müller's Mommsen's Block. He has also staged Müller's Mauser and Quartett. He is currently a Lecturer in the Oral Communication Program at Stanford.