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Iphigenia in Aulis (Washburn)

This dynamic rendering of an ancient story returns us to a world where a father is challenged to sacrifice his daughter to appease the gods.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama
  • 90 minutes

  • Time Period: Greek; Roman; Biblical
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Exterior Set
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • High School/Secondary, College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
Anne Washburn's dynamic rendering of Euripides' rarely-seen final play returns us to a world where a father is challenged to sacrifice his daughter to appease the gods. This intelligent transadaptation of Iphigenia in Aulis is largely faithful to its source material, with a fresh and irreverent edge.
REVIEWS:

"The play may hinge on ancient concepts like gods and filicide, but at its core is the timeless anguish of making a decision when any outcome would be catastrophic. If the Greeks feel over-the-top to modern audiences, surely no one is more qualified than Washburn to find the incidental in the epic."

 The New York Times

"Iphigenia in Aulis is one of the most infamous stories, retold with supreme dramatic skill... it is received by its listeners not as reverent homage to any past, but as shocking news, only as old as the last hour."

 New York Theatre Guide

"Anne Washburn’s transadaptation is a mesmerizing, groundbreaking update on Euripides' final tragedy... The brilliance of Washburn's universe is the subtlety of her historical and mythological revisionism."

 StageBuddy

Premiere Production:

Iphigenia in Aulis premiered as part of Classic Stage Company's Greek Festival on August 10, 2015. Directed by Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812), the production featured music by The Bengsons.

Characters

  • Casting: 3M or F

  • This play should be performed by three actors, double/triple cast like so:

  • AGAMEMNON – General of the army of the Greeks
    ACHILLIES – Soldier, son of Thetis and Peleus, leader of the Myrmidons

  • MENELAUS – Brother of Agamemnon, aggrieved husband
    CLYTEMNESTRA – Wife to Agamemnon, mother of Iphigenia

  • OLD MAN – A Slave in Agamemnon's service
    IPHIGENIA – Daughter of Agamemnon
    MESSENGER – Just that

  • CHORUS – 5-7 chorus members are a set of vibrant married ladies (mid-to-late teens) on a day trip from the non-Greek nation of Chalcus just over the creek. Played by a mixture of men and women of any age.

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    Anne Washburn's dynamic rendering of Euripides' rarely-seen final play returns us to a world where a father is challenged to sacrifice his daughter to appease the gods. This intelligent transadaptation of Iphigenia in Aulis is largely faithful to its source material, with a fresh and irreverent edge.

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