On Monday, March 21st Hellenic American College will host Clytemnestra – Tangled Justice, a one-woman performance that invites the audience to experience Aeschylus' Oresteia from the perspective of Clytemnestra, the only character who appears in all three plays of the trilogy. The performance, which was compiled, translated and directed by Rush Rehm, Artistic Director of the Stanford Repertory Theater and Professor of Drama and Classics at Stanford University, features Courtney Walsh in the role of Clytemnestra.
Clytemnestra – Tangled Justice has been performed to audiences in Europe, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States. It now comes to Hellenic American College, right at the time when study-abroad students from Loyola Marymount University are at Hellenic American College for a faculty-led program in Classics and Archaeology.
Rehm and Walsh note that the idea for the show's title comes from the depiction of Clytemnestra as a woman who dares to be her own arbiter of justice: "rooted in the primal force of motherhood, Clytemnestra's passion for justice also reflects her sense of female power. She forces us to confront the moral complexity of Aeschylus' trilogy by raising issues of political domination, gender parity, sexual appetite, blood loyalty, and the compulsions of war. Both poet and killer, Clytemnestra amazes us with her verbal prowess and theatrical daring, but she also mounts a deeply moving plea for vengeance as fair recompense for what she has lost."
After the performance, Rush Rehm and Courtney Walsh will explore the issues raised by Clytemnestra together in a discussion with the audience.
Admission is free.
Event Details:
Clytemnestra – Tangled Justice
Performed by Courtney Walsh
Translated, Compiled, and Directed by Rush Rehm
Hellenic American College
22 Massalias Street, Athens
Monday, March 21, 7:30 p.m.
