Oresteia

Oresteia

by Aeschylus
translated by Peter Meineck

Wed, Thurs, Fri @ 8:00pm
Sat @ 2:00pm
Sun @ 3:00pm

First performed 2,500 years ago, this trilogy of Greek tragedies is foundational to all western theater and speaks to us today from across the centuries. Following the vicissitudes of the infamous House of Atreus, starting with the murder of Agamemnon at the hands of his wife Clytemnestra, the Oresteia asks what sort of society do we want: a vindictive, vengeful society or one where the rule of law prevails?
 

Schedule

Oresteia (trilogy)

Sat: 9/23, 9/30 & 10/7 @ 2:00pm
Sun: 9/24, 10/1 & 10/8 @ 3:00pm
Run time: approx. 4 hours, with 2 intermissions
 

Agamemnon

Wed: 9/27 & 10/4 @ 8:00pm
Run time: approx. 1 hour 30 minutes, no intermission
 

The Libation Bearers

Thurs: 9/28 & 10/5 @ 8:00pm
Run time: approx. 1 hour 15 minutes, no intermission
 

The Furies

Fri: 9/29 & 10/6 @ 8:00pm
Run time: approx. 1 hour 15 minutes, no intermission