“To theater historians, dramaturgs, and lovers of all things Greek, the promise of a production of Aeschylus’ The Oresteia is enough to drive one mad with joy. To begin with, of all the Greek plays that have survived, The Oresteia is the only one in which the entire trilogy exists.
“When Michael Kahn asks you to do something, you do it. It’s that simple.
And so, playwright/actor Ellen McLaughlin explains the genesis of her latest work, “The Oresteia” — not a translation of Aeschylus’ trilogy about revenge, murder and justice, but rather a new version freely adapted from the Greek classic.
Ellen writes the libretto for a new opera called Obasute, to be produced by Prototype in Jan 2019. Composed by Garrett Fisher and directed by Rachel Dickstein.
Theater Talk discusses "Angels in America" with two prominent actor/Angels, Ellen McLaughlin and Amanda Lawrence, as well as Isaac Butler, co-author of the best-selling new book, "The World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent of Angels in America," the oral history of this landmark theatrical piece.