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Agamemnon (1977)

APGRD id
7166
Start date
1977
Production Media
Stage-play
Languages
  • Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
  • English
Associated ancient works
Agamemnon (Aeschylus)
Scripts:
Agamemnon (1937) (Edith Hamilton (1867-1963))
Companies
New York Shakespeare Festival
APGRD Notes
Serban's 1977 Agamemnon was first staged at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, New York (ID 7166) before transferring to the Delacorte Theater in Central Park with significant changes of cast (ID 2919).
URI
https://apgrd.classics.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/7166
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Person Credit Notes
Andrei Serban Director
George Voskovec Actor Chorus Leader
Jennifer Tipton Lighting
Diane Lane Actor Iphigenia
Elizabeth Swados Composer
Priscilla Smith Actor Clytemnestra / Cassandra
Jamil Zakkai Actor Agamemnon / Aegisthus
Douglas W. Schmidt Set
Santo Loquasto Costumes
Venue Country Dates APGRD Notes Festival
Vivian Beaumont Theater (New York City, New York, United States) United States Spring 1977 New York Shakespeare Festival
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