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Blood Guilt: Orestes on Trial
- Narrated by: Lillian Rachel, Lance Rasmussen, Amanda Friday, Trisha Rose, Huw Brentnall, P. J. Morgan, Blythe Melin
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
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Summary
Blood Guilt: Orestes on Trial freely adapted by Bob Gonzalez from The Oresteia by Aeschylus
Performed by The Online Stage
A modern adaptation of The Oresteia of Aeschylus, the only surviving ancient Athenian trilogy. Across three plays, Greece's first major playwright tells the story of the cursed House of Atreus, where the bloody sins of the family's ancestors are visited upon four succeeding generations. After a series of horrific past crimes by his ancestors, Orestes is driven to matricide and for that is relentlessly pursued by the Furies, underworld demons intent on revenging the spirit of his mother. He flees Argos for sanctuary at Athens, where the city's patron goddess, Athena, decides to establish the first tribunal - a human jury. Apollo, the god of Truth, defends Orestes against the vengeful Furies. Faithful to the spirit of the original, this two-act version offers a contemporary perspective on the dilemma of conflicted loyalties.
Cast:
Athena - Lillian Rachel
Orestes - Lance Rasmussen
Elektra - Amanda Friday
Klytemnestra - Trisha Rose
Apollo - Huw Brentnall
Kassandra - P. J. Morgan
Agamemnon - Blythe Melin
Aigisthos - Tyler Hyrchuk
Calchas - Alan Weyman
Pylades - Andy Harrington
Iphigenia - Sarah Bacaller
Furies - Elizabeth Klett, Lee Ann Howlett, Sara Sheckells
Argos Women - Anna Grace, Jennie VanderLugt, Michelle Marie
Elders - Russell Gold, Ted Wenskus, Ron Altman
Narration by Bob Gonzalez
Audio edited by Amanda Friday and Bob Gonzalez