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Photo Essay: Iphigenia and Other Daughters
Iphigenia and Other Daughters, written by Ellen McLaughlin and directed by Lexi Turner for University Theatre this fall, is a three-part retelling of the ancient Greek tragedy of the Orestes cycle.
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Zoe Kaiser
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November 28, 2016
Iphigenia (played by fourth-year Chaucey Slagel) awaits her marriage.
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Electra (played by Sherlock Ziauddin) broods on the murder of her father by her mother.
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Electra hopes for her mother's murder.
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Electra faces off against her mother Clytemnestra (played by fourth-year Amelia Soth).
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Electra's sister Chrysothemis (played by first-year Katie Bevil) considers her role in the family drama.
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Electra and Chrysothemis disagree on how to best deal with their situation.
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Electra's brother Orestes (played by first-year Felix Lecocq) returns.
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Electra embraces her brother.
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Electra entreats her brother to kill their mother.
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Clytemnestra greets Orestes, disguised as a messenger.
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Orestes meets his sister Iphigenia on a distant island.
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