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Electra (Euripides)

Euripides' version of the Ancient Greek myth of revenge on a murdering parent.

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama

  • Time Period: Greek; Roman; Biblical
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre
Euripides' version of the Ancient Greek myth of revenge on a murdering parent.

Electra's brother Orestes returns to avenge the murder of his father, Agamemnon, by his mother Clytemnestra.

This edition of Electra, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, is translated and introduced by Marianne McDonald and J. Michael Walton.

Premiere Production: c. 417 BC.
  • Casting: 7M, 2F
  • Casting Attributes: Room for Extras

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Euripides' version of the Ancient Greek myth of revenge on a murdering parent.

Electra's brother Orestes returns to avenge the murder of his father, Agamemnon, by his mother Clytemnestra.

This edition of Electra, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, is translated and introduced by Marianne McDonald and J. Michael Walton.

$24.95