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Iphigenia in Aulis (Rudall)

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 6m

Euripides , Nicholas Rudall

Translated by Nicholas Rudall

Agamemnon's sacrifice of his daughter to ensure good fortune in the Trojan War is a domestic tragedy set against a heroic landscape. This translation retains Euripides' classic poetics while fashioning a drama with contemporary resonance.

Iphigenia in Aulis (Rudall)

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    Cast Size
    2w, 6m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature)

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Summary
Agamemnon's sacrifice of his daughter to ensure good fortune in the Trojan War is a domestic tragedy set against a heroic landscape. This translation retains Euripides' classic poetics while fashioning a drama with contemporary resonance.
History

Iphigenia in Aulis premiered at the Court Theatre in Chicago, IL in November 2014 under the direction of Charles Newell.

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AGAMEMNON - father of Iphigenia, husband of Clytemnestra, king of Mycenae 
MENELAUS - brother of Agamemnon, husband of Helen
CLYTEMNESTRA - mother of Iphigenia, wife of Agamemnon
IPHIGENIA - daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
ACHILLES - son of Peleus
CHORUS
OLD MAN
MESSENGERS
  • Time Period Greek; Roman & Biblical
  • Cautions
    • Intense Adult Themes

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Euripides

Euripides

Euripides (c. 480 – c. 406 BC) was a tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose full plays have survived. Of the more than 90 plays attributed to Euripides, 18 are extant in full: Alcestis, Medea, ...
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Nicholas Rudall

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