Staging Ancient Drama: Seneca's "Agamemnon"

APRIL 27, 2018 - 7:30PM TO 9:15PM

The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre at the Historic Y, 738 N. 5th Avenue

The Department of Religious Studies and Classics is excited to invite you to attend a staging of the ancient Roman Tragedy "Agamemnon" by the philosopher/poet Seneca. UA students in Ancient Greek Drama course taught by Assistant Professor of Classics Robert Groves will present a full staging of "Agamemnon", directed by recent graduate Chloe Loos and supported by the Arizona Community Foundation.

This student production, focusing on mistreated women achieving their vengeance will be performed at the Soundrel & Scamp Theatre at the Historic Y, at 738 N. 5th Avenue on Friday April 27th at 7:30pm. Tickets are free and available at the door on a first come, first served basis, and will feature a talk back following the show.

The Trojan War is over and King Agamemnon is returning home to Argos, but all is not well. While he triumphed at Troy, others have been plotting their revenge. His dead uncle calls up spirits from the underworld. Agamemnon’s wife plots revenge for the death of her daughter. The enslaved princess Cassandra prophesies doom for the king. Will their vengeance end the cycle of violence, murder, and abuse that has plagued this royal family for generations?

In his tragedy Agamemnon, Roman philosopher and playwright Lucius Annaeus Seneca reworks the mythological stories made famous by Greek playwrights 500 years earlier. In the era of the #MeToo movement, this 1,900-year old Roman tragedy takes on renewed relevance as it explores the righteous anger of the mistreated, and the ways in which vengeance becomes its own punishment.

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