LEOMINSTER — What is the cost of our choices? Can love endure across time, war and distance? And can anyone ever truly find their way home?

Those questions take center stage in “The Odyssey,” a lively and imaginative stage adaptation coming to the Leominster Public Library, 30 West St., at 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 6.

Performed by Stephen Collins and Poornima Kirby, this one-hour, two-person production reimagines the 3,000-year-old epic through multiple translations, blending poetry and sea shanties to connect the ancient story to modern audiences.

Presented as a marital dispute between the legendary traveler Odysseus and his wife Penelope, the adaptation follows the hero’s long and difficult journey home while examining the consequences of absence, conflict and longing. Along the way, audiences encounter a cast of memorable figures as Kirby moves between roles including Penelope, Calypso, Circe, the Cyclops and more.

With humor, imagination and emotional depth, the performance explores themes that remain familiar today — the need to belong, the pull of revenge and the possibility of second chances.

“Audiences have been enjoying the mixture of playfulness and depth we bring to this epic,” said Kirby. “A lot of us have a complicated relationship with the Odyssey.  We read it in school, but may wonder how to make sense of these ancient values in our time. Our version doesn’t shy away from the contradictions, grief and humor in this story — and we mix ancient poetry with the work of modern poet to create a fresh take on this old story.  It’s a joy to bring this play to the audience in Leominster!”

This program is for adults only. For more information, visit leominsterlibrary.org or call 978-534-7522.