Historically, English adaptations of Aeschylus' Agamemnon have rendered its ancient Greek poetry into proven English poetic forms. The results have been often good and occasionally brilliant. Yet the original Greek meters provide clues as to how a section of a play was performed (sung, spoken or spoken to musical accompaniment). This has prompted director Aexander Harrington to attempt something radical: approximating Aeschylus' actual, original poetic meters in a new translation. This intrepid idea has resulted in a script of surprisingly clear stage speech and unusual poetic quality. <more at LaMama>
The script is available for perusal at www.jsnyc.com/season/agamemnon.pdf
Cast:
Chris Caron, Jessica Crandall*, Marcie Henderson*, Robert Ierardi*, Patrick James Lynch*, Valois Mickens, Margaret O'Connell, Michael Peterson, Jason Reiff*, Georgia Southern*, Shigeko Sara Suga*, Peter Tedeschi*, Sarah Vasilas, Gillian Wiggin, Alyssa Wilmoth*
*Member Actors Equity Association, an AEA Approved Showcase
Music performed by Richard Cohen, Michael Sirotta, Janet Sirotta
Original music by Michael Sirotta
Choreography by Renouard Gee
Costumes by Rebecca Bernstein
Scenery & Lighting Design by Solomon Weisbard |
