Presented by Shakespeare Theatre Company
Show Dates
Tuesday, Apr 30, 7:30pm
Wednesday, May 1, 7:30pm
Thursday, May 2, 7:30pm
Friday, May 3, 8pm
Saturday, May 4, 2pm and 8pm
Sunday, May 5, 7pm
Wednesday, May 8, 7:30pm
Thursday, May 9, 7:30pm
Friday, May 10, 8pm
Saturday, May 11, 2pm and 8pm
Sunday, May 12, 2pm and 7pm
Tuesday, May 14, 7:30pm
Thursday, May 16, 7:30pm
Friday, May 17, 8pm
Saturday, May 18, 2pm and 8pm
Sunday, May 19, 2pm and 7pm
Tuesday, May 21, 7:30pm
Wednesday, May 22, 7:30pm
Thursday, May 23 7:30pm
Friday, May 24, 8pm
Saturday, May 25, 2pm and 8pm
Sunday, May 26, 7pm
Tuesday, May 28, 7:30pm
Wednesday, May 29, noon and 7:30pm
Thursday, May 30, 7:30pm
Friday, May 31, 8pm
Saturday, June 1, 2pm and 8pm
Sunday, June 2, 2pm
Through ten years of war, grief and rage, Queen Clytemnestra lies in wait for her husband Agamemnon’s return, determined to avenge one child, only to doom the others. The sole surviving trilogy in Greek tragedy, The Oresteia chronicles a deluge of violence that can only be stopped when society peers into its own soul and sees the depths of its complicity. Playwright Ellen McLaughlin (The Persians) has written a new version of the classic, commissioned by STC. Her play, three years in the making, weaves together the works of Aeschylus with stunning poetry and emotional heft.
An epic, world-premiere interpretation of this pillar of western culture, The Oresteia makes a fitting end to Michael Kahn’s tenure as Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company.
The Oresteia
Written by Ellen McLaughlin from the work of Aeschyulus
Directed by Michael Kahn