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Orestes
July 30-August 15, 2009
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This adaptation takes Euripides classic, strips away the presentational storytelling of three millennia ago and reinforces the story with other classic texts including Iphigenia at Aulis, Elektra, The Libation Bearers, Iphigenia Among the Taurians, Agamemnon, and The Eumenides. The production places the title character squarely at the center of his own story. Set days after Orestes¹ murder of his own mother, Klytaimnestra, in retribution for the assassination of his father, the dark fevered hallways of Orestes' mind are explored as he seeks absolution and release from the curse of the House of Atreus.
Sprinting backwards through the events leading up to Klytaimnestra's bloody death, the deceit and duplicity of the last generation of the House of Atreus unravels before Orestes eyes as the black and white of zealous revenge recedes to the greys of politics and treacherous love.
Confronted with the truth, haunted by Furies and hunted by his own people, Orestes makes one last desperate stand against God and man.
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2211 Hidalgo Street
Austin, TX 78702 -
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Tickets: Thursdays Pay what you can Friday and Saturday $12-$15
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July 30-August 15, 2009Times:
8 PM -
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Event Name: Orestes
"Astounding cast energy!"
Review posted by: Michael Meigs from Austin, TX, Aug 06, 2009
Orestes was an an echoing structure of pulled-down pieces of Greek myth. Gabriel Luna's energy astounds. Read more at : www.austinlivetheatre.com http://tinyurl.com/nah7tn
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Event Name: Orestes
"Astounding cast energy!"
Review posted by: Michael Meigs from Austin, TX, Aug 06, 2009
Orestes was an an echoing structure of pulled-down pieces of Greek myth. Gabriel Luna's energy astounds. Read more at : www.austinlivetheatre.com http://tinyurl.com/nah7tn
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