Aeschylus

"I'd wanted to come to Greece for years, but something always prevented it from happening. But when I got the phone call from Stavros Tsakiris asking me to play Prometheus, I was scared stiff. And then I thought of my parents, who are now gone, telling me: 'Are you kidding Katerina?

The Greek National Theater presents a bold new production of the entirety of Aeschylus' "Oresteia," the only extant example of an ancient Greek theater trilogy, with each part staged by a different director, each making their debut at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus.

The mythical figure of Agamemnon lies dead against the backdrop of the ruins of the war-torn Iraqi city of Mosul during rehearsals of an adaptation of the 'Oresteia,' a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Athenian dramatist Aeschylus in the 5th century BC.

Aeschylus' play "Prometheus Bound" will be staged at the Little Theater of Ancient Epidaurus on August 3 and 4, in a production directed by Martha Frintzila.

Aeschylus' "Agamemnon" takes center stage next weekend at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus as part of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival. Plotting, unfortunate fates and morality loom large in the first play of the "Oresteia" trilogy, which focuses on the return of Agamemnon to his kingdom and family. The play will be in Greek with English surtitles. Both performances begin at 9 p.m.

George Drivas's "Laboratory of Dilemmas," which represented Greece at the 58th Venice Biennale, explores a question posed 2,500 years ago by Aeschylus in "The Suppliants": How far do we go to protect the Foreigner if it is to the detriment of the Host?

The National Theater of Northern Greece is back home after a summer tour with its production of the third play in Aeschylus' Oedipus-themed trilogy, "Seven Against Thebes," where the blind king's curse dooming his sons to divide the kingdom by the sword finally comes to pass.

One of the oldest surviving works of ancient Greek drama, and the only one based on historical events, "The Persians," written by Aeschylus in 472 BC, chronicles the defeat of Persian arrogance and the triumph of the Greek spirit in the 480 BC Battle of Salamis.

Director Aris Binaris makes his Epidaurus debut in a Cyprus Theater Organization production of Aeschylus' tragedy "The Persians" at the ancient theater as part of the Greek Festival on Friday and Saturday, August 11-12. Music and sound are key elements in the director's take on the ancient play, laying emphasis on the dramatic high points.

Unconventional French writer, director and actor Olivier Py presents a modern interpretation of Aeschylus' "Prometheus Bound" and "The Suppliants" at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus as part of the Greek Festival on Friday and Saturday, August 4-5.