Based on the original trilogy by Aeschylus, The Oresteia tells one of the oldest stories in Western civilization: the tragedy of the House of Atreus. With its vast implications and a cycle of blood ...

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” — ...

If “The Oresteia” is a juicy saga of family revenge swelling into public justice, and also the only trilogy we have from ancient Greece, why is it so rarely staged? “People are afraid of them,” says ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia to the gods for victory in the Trojan War, his wife Clytemnestra is understandably unhappy. Aeschylus’s trilogy, adapted by Rory Mullarkey and brought ...

Three years ago, Rogue Theater put on its first play in Chicago, a modern retelling of the life of St. Francis of Assisi played out on a bare stage without set or costumes, with a budget of $600.

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 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

This year, the Westminster Theatre Season will include a Classical Greek Theatre Festival presentation of The Oresteia in their Dumke Student Theatre on the Westminster University campus February ...