The House of Atreus
One Act - Original
Billy Rose Theatre
- First Preview:
- Opening Date: December 17, 1968
- Closing Date: January 5, 1969
- Previews: 0
- Performances: 20
- The House of Atreus is comprised of Agamemnon, Choephori, Eumenides
Synopsis
Agamemnon, the king of Argos, returns home from fighting the Trojan War to find his adulterous wife, Clytemnestra, ready to murder him for sacrificing their daughter, Iphigenia, in Aeschylus' tragedy, the first in his Oresteia trilogy.
Agamemnon: John Lewin adapts Aeschylus' Oresteia, a trilogy which details the Greek king Agamemnon's murder by his unfaithful wife Clytemnestra, and the revenge taken upon her by their son, Orestes.
Choephori: John Lewin adapts Aeschylus' Oresteia, a trilogy which details the Greek king Agamemnon's murder by his unfaithful wife Clytemnestra, and the revenge taken upon her by their son, Orestes.
Eumenides: John Lewin adapts Aeschylus' Oresteia, a trilogy which details the Greek king Agamemnon's murder by his unfaithful wife Clytemnestra, and the revenge taken upon her by their son, Orestes.
Agamemnon: Opening Night Cast
| Douglas Campbell | Clytemnestra | |
| Robin Gammell | Cassandra | |
| Robert Pastene | Aegisthus | |
| Lee Richardson | Agamemnon |
Agamemnon: Opening Night Production Credits
| Tyrone Guthrie | Director | |
| Tanya Moiseiwitsch | Scenic Design | |
| Arthur Cantor | Press Representative | |
| Stanley Gaither | Press Representative | |
| Susan L. Schulman | Press Representative | |
| Minnesota Theater Company | Producer |
Choephori: Opening Night Cast
| Lee Richardson | Agamemnon | |
| Douglas Campbell | Clytemnestra | |
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Len Cariou | Orestes |
| Robin Gammell | Electra | |
| Charles Keating | Pylades | |
| Robert Pastene | Aegisthus | |
| Richard Ramos | Cilissa |
Choephori: Opening Night Production Credits
| Tyrone Guthrie | Director | |
| Arthur Cantor | Press Representative | |
| Stanley Gaither | Press Representative | |
| Susan L. Schulman | Press Representative | |
| Minnesota Theater Company | Producer |
Eumenides: Opening Night Cast
| Richard Ramos | Cilissa | |
| James Alexander | Hermes | |
| Douglas Campbell | Clytemnestra's Ghost Athena |
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Len Cariou | Orestes |
| Lee Richardson | Apollo |
Eumenides: Opening Night Production Credits
| Tyrone Guthrie | Director | |
| Arthur Cantor | Press Representative | |
| Stanley Gaither | Press Representative | |
| Susan L. Schulman | Press Representative | |
| Minnesota Theater Company | Producer |
