As part of Playhouse: Fine Arts Festival 2015, the Ateneo Fine Arts presents Clytemnestra, a one-woman show performed by Missy Maramara. This production, which was staged in New York last November 2014 for the United Solo Theater Festival, is adapted and directed by Kiara Pipino.
Clytemnestra is a modern look at the classical depiction of a woman scorned. A woman condemned by a jury of men, Clytemnestra faces the consequences of redeeming her honor by killing the man she loved. The juxtaposition of classic and modern explores themes of redemption in betrayal, courage in nightmares, and triumph in tragedy.
Writers and playwrights of all times have told Clytemnestra's story and each one of them revealed something new, unexpected, and compelling about her. Clytemnestra is Agamemnon's wife and the queen of Argos and Mycenae. When her sister, Helen, is brought to Troy, the infamous Trojan War begins. Agamemnon sails for Troy to help his brother Menelaos win Helen back -- but only after Agamemnon sacrifices his own daughter to secure the Greeks' success at Troy.
This very sacrifice gives Clytemnestra reason to patiently wait at home for ten years: so that upon her husband's return, she exacts her revenge and settles her heart. She is strong and passionate. She has the will of a man and the charm and seductiveness of a woman. She is a force of nature. Greek Theatre has given us powerful stories, heroes and more, and this piece aims at portraying the multiple facets of a woman: wife, lover, queen, mother, and murderer through the powerful lines from Aeschylus’ Agamemnon and Marguerite Yourcenar’s Fires.
Clytemnestra will only have two shows this February 7, 2015, 5 and 8 pm, at the Fine Arts Theater, 3/F Gonzaga Hall, Ateneo de Manila University. Tickets are Php120 each. Limited seats only. For inquiries and reservations, contact John Yap at 0917-722-5399.
(Press Release from Mr. John Mark Yap)
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