“It’s a nightmare, really.” Orestes returns from exile to take revenge for his father’s death. From there begins a dizzying exploration into what it means to take revenge, what familial ties really mean, and what happens to a country after the long, drawn out war is finally over. Orestes 2.0 takes a bold look into these ideas and more, using Euripides’ ancient play as a touchstone and putting a contemporary spin on it by borrowing from many, many different sources. The award‐winning University of New Orleans’ production of Orestes 2.0 strives to open the world of ancient Greek to a modern audience and make them realize that there are no new problems and we have been dealing with these basic issues since time immemorial.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uno.edu/oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-3256 |
Date | 13 May 2016 |
Creators | O'Neal, Timothy M |
Publisher | ScholarWorks@UNO |
Source Sets | University of New Orleans |
Detected Language | English |
Type | text |
Format | application/pdf |
Source | University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations |
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