Linn-Benton Community College

LBCC Performing Arts will present its unique take on the Greek tragedies of war in the play “The Agamemnon: Conquest-Revenge-Ritual.” Sneak peak here:  http://youtu.be/3sAO1tkDIqc Set 60-years into a post-apocalyptic future in a society that needs rebuilding, The Agamemnon is a retelling of the Trojan War and the tragedies of war, reverting to the old ways and religions. LBCC theater director Dan Stone aims to produce Greek theater such as it was in ancient times, but with relevance to today’s audience.  In this production he explores the world of myth and ritual by producing five traditional Greek tragedies: Iphigenia at Aulis, Hecuba, The Trojan Women, Agamemnon and Electra . These five plays show the progression of the effect of Agamemnon’s killing of the sacred stag, to the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia, to the sufferings of the Trojan women brought about by Agamemnon’s war, to his fatal homecoming where revenge is taken by his wife Clytemnes...