Iphigenia in Aulis (Washburn)
by Anne Washburn

Name: Iphigenia in Aulis (Washburn)
Brand: Anne Washburn
SKU: 9780573710896
Rating: 4.02 (1 reviews)

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Highlights

90 mins Greek/Roman/Biblical Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

Anne Washburn's dynamic rendering of Euripides' rarely-seen final play returns us to a world where a father is challenged to sacrifice his daughter to appease the gods.

This intelligent transadaptation of Iphigenia in Aulis is largely faithful to its source material, with a fresh and irreverent edge.

Press Reviews

"The play may hinge on ancient concepts like gods and filicide, but at its core is the timeless anguish of making a decision when any outcome would be catastrophic. If the Greeks feel over-the-top to modern audiences, surely no one is more qualified than Washburn to find the incidental in the epic."
— New York Times

"Iphigenia in Aulis is one of the most infamous stories, retold with supreme dramatic skill... it is received by its listeners not as reverent homage to any past, but as shocking news, only as old as the last hour."
— New York Theatre Guide

"Anne Washburn’s transadaptation is a mesmerizing, groundbreaking update on Euripides' final tragedy... The brilliance of Washburn's universe is the subtlety of her historical and mythological revisionism."
— StageBuddy

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
AGAMEMNON General of the army of the Greeks	—	—	General of the army of the Greeks
ACHILLIES Soldier, son of Thetis and Peleus, leader of the Myrmidons	male	—	Soldier, son of Thetis and Peleus, leader of the Myrmidons
MENELAUS Brother of Agamemnon, aggrieved husband	male	—	Brother of Agamemnon, aggrieved husband
CLYTEMNESTRA Wife to Agamemnon, mother of Iphigenia	female	—	Wife to Agamemnon, mother of Iphigenia
OLD MAN A Slave in Agamemnon's service	—	—	A Slave in Agamemnon's service
IPHIGENIA Daughter of Agamemnon	—	—	Daughter of Agamemnon
MESSENGER Just that	—	—	Just that