Final Performances of Chrysothemis this Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Posted on: Nov 4, 2022
The final performances of Chrysothemis by Meg Braem are this weekend.
Chrysothemis features the work of 22 CUE students and Professor Emeritus Dr. Randy Ritz returns to CUE playing the role of Aegithus.
CUE guest artist, local director, playwright and actor PATRICIA DARBASIE directs the production that explores the Greek Mythological House of Atreus from the perspective of Electra’s other sister, Chrysothemis. Last 3 performances are this weekend Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, November 6 at 2:00 PM in the AL AND TRISH HUEHN THEATRE.
Chrysothemis and Electra have returned home to discover that their father, King Agamemnon, has been murdered by their anorexic and withdrawn mother, Clytemnestra. Electra craves revenge while Chrysothemis is starving for peace. Using Greek culinary tradition and the events of Aeschylus’ tragic trilogy “The Oresteia” as a jumping-off point, the play explores the many appetites that drive us. Set in the midst of the murders of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, this is the imagined story of Chrysothemis, the lost daughter in the House of Atreus. She is the only child of the myths who does not have a play accounting her voice…until now.
Tickets are available at Tix-on the Square, and at the door.
$20.00 Regular | $15.00 Students & Seniors | $45.00 – 5 members of your chosen family
More information: http://concordia.ab.ca/arts/departments/fine-arts/drama/drama-productions/