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Nicholas Barnard Theatre History 10/22/01

Abstract

This paper examines the play Oresteia by Aeschylus and describes a full-scale production concept placing the play in a modern day political arena. This paper will describe how to bring the play to the modern audience in discussing specific techniques to relate this play to recent current day political events.