Electra by Sophocles (497 BCE - 406 BCE)

Sophocles' play dramatizes the aftermath of Agamemnon's murder by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. His daughter Electra is hungry for revenge and longs for the return of her brother Orestes to help her achieve her ends. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast: Old Man: Algy Pug Orestes: David Goldfarb Electra: Elizabeth Klett Chorus: Lauren McCullough Chrysothemis: Roseanne Schmidt Clytemnestra: Philippa Aegisthus: Matthew Reece Narrator: Elizabeth Klett Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett