A production under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs is playing at the Lion Theater on Theater Row.
The good news: they have cut Euripides 4 hour play down to 1 hour. My seat was on the aisle with lots of leg room. It costs $20. Iphigenia and Orestes have a moment of reunion that is moving.
But, the acting is over the top which is OK for something that is the inspiration for Opera but the actors aren't consistent. The actor playing Orestes does it as though he had Turret's Syndrome. Being pursued and driven from every town by the Furies would cause some physical and psychic reaction but how he has chosen to play it is too distracting. I'm glad that I went because it brought me back to my Freshman Lit. class with Mr. Christ. He was an exceptional teacher and the best I've ever had. It was a great course and reading classic literature with Mr. Christ is still one of my most cherished memories.
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