Theater by the Blind, a troupe of both sighted and visually impaired actors, will perform Ted Hughes’ translation of Seneca’s original text in June at the Mint Theatre on 43rd Street in Manhattan.

Calvin Trillin is not a physically imposing man. He is short, maybe 5’6” or 5’7”, with a slight build. But when he begins to speak, Trillin’s low monotone voice is transfixing.