There was no script this was not a theatrical performance. Kapelos grew (or wore) a full white beard, similar to Socrates’. The philosopher was played by actor John Kapelos, a Second City alum ( The Shape of Water, The Breakfast Club and a long list of TV and movie credits). Socrates himself, who didn’t testify in his own defense in his original trial, took the stand in keeping with his US Constitutional rights. Now 2500 years later, Socrates gets a new trial in Chicago, presented by the National Hellenic Museum at the Harris Theater.Ī roster of well-known Chicago lawyers and judges portrayed judges, defense and prosecuting attorneys. Socrates was found guilty and sentenced to death by drinking hemlock. The great philosopher Socrates was charged with impiety (failing to acknowledge the gods venerated by Athens) and corruption of the youth of Athens (encouraging them to question Athens’ fundamental values). Socrates, perhaps the most famous trial in history, took place in the year 399BCE.
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