Agamemnon

AESCHYLUS' "AGAMEMNON," TRANSLATED AND DIRECTED BY ALEXANDER HARRINGTON, ORIGINAL MUSIC BY MICHAEL SIROTTA.

WHERE AND WHEN:
November 12 to 29, 2009
La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 74A East Fourth Street
Presented by La MaMa E.T.C. and Eleventh Hour Theatre Company
Th-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2:30 pm; no performance Thanksgiving Day.
$18 general admission, $13 students and seniors. Box office (212) 475-710, www.lamama.org
Running time: two hours

Historically, English adaptations of Aeschylus' "Agamemnon" have rendered its ancient Greek poetry into proven English poetic forms. The results have been often good and occasionally brilliant. Yet the original Greek meters provide clues as to how a section of a play was performed (sung, spoken or spoken to musical accompaniment). This has prompted Alexander Harrington, a director known for his mastery of oratorical theater, to attempt something radical: approximating Aeschylus' actual, original poetic meters in a new translation. This intrepid idea has resulted in a script of surprisingly clear stage speech and unusual poetic quality. It will debut November 12 to 29, 2009 in La MaMa's large Annex Theater, performed by The Eleventh Hour Theatre Company.

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