The article in the title is telling: This is not the Oresteia, the Aeschylus trilogy of plays that detail domino murders in the House of Atreus, a family "glued to ruin." Instead, translator Anne ...

Aeschylus The Oresteia Trilogy is a classic example of ancient Greek tragedy, exploring themes of justice, revenge, and the balance between chaos and order. The trilogy consists of three plays: ...

Music, myth and immortals converge in Constellation Theatre Company’s ambitious and well-intentioned production of Aeschylus’ “The Oresteia” trilogy. First produced in 458 B.C., “The Oresteia” — ...

Four-letter words fly, violent images of sliced and gashed bodies flash on a big screen, blood spatters and trickles, and the stage is bathed in sanguinary red lighting. 'The Oresteia' ∗ What: Student ...

A long time ago in a country perhaps not all that far away, Aeschylus wrote the world's first famous trilogy about a family at war with itself. The Oresteia begins with a play called Agamemnon – in ...

Loizides’ previous productions, Bacchae and Troades, received warm welcomes wherever they were performed during their world tours in 2008 and 2009. The success of these productions has strengthened ...

We have met the Atreides, and they are us. At least this is so in Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s new production of Ellen McLaughlin’s modern rendering of The Oresteia, Greek playwright Aeschylus’ ...

Beware the threequel. The law of diminishing returns is evident in Classic Stage Company's "An Oresteia." The actors leave, the lights come up, and the wall progresses toward us, only to split open so ...