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ELECTRA At The Classical Theatre Of Harlem

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From: The Culvert Chronicles
Date: 20070426
Author:Anonymous

The OBIE, Drama Desk and Lortel Award-winning Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH) will present ELECTRA, a new version of Sophocles' classic, adapted and directed by CTH Artistic Director Alfred Preisser. Performances will be at the HSA Theatre, 645 St. Nicholas Avenue, and will begin on Thursday, May 24th. Opening night is scheduled for Thursday, May 31st and the show will run through Sunday, June 24th.

Sophocles's Electra, written around 409 B.C., is based on the legend of the House of Atreus, a story which contemporary Greek audiences would have known from childhood. The major themes of this ...

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