Alexandra Seiler

Interests: ancient drama and its performance; gender and sexuality studies; classical receptions

Bio: I graduated twice from the University of Vermont: first with a B.A. in Greek and Latin in 2021, then with an M.A. in Greek and Latin in 2023. I am interested in ancient dramatic performance (particularly, but not exclusively, Greek tragedy) and the intersections between philology and performance; fragmentary drama; ancient literary representations of sexual violence; classical receptions; and the intersections of creative and academic work. Some of my recent work has focused on character responses to the rape plot in Terence’s Eunuchus, deictic pronouns and the divine in Euripides’ Bacchae, and Sophocles’ fragmentary tragedy the Tereus. I have performed onstage in a number of ancient dramas, most recently as Myrrhine in Lysistrata (SCS CAMP, 2024) and Clytemnestra in Tantalids (UVM Classics, 2024). In my free time, I can generally be found reading fiction, exploring museums, and swimming in any available body of water.