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• Production history

Scene

This is a one-act play. The conversations between the Vagrant and the Girl are interspersed by monologues and songs by their alter egos Agamemnon and Electra. These monologues have the following titles:

• Agamemnon’s Story
• Electra’s Lament
• Agamemnon Remembers
• Electra Calls Out to a Nonexistent Orestes
• Electra’s Shame
• Agamemnon’s Sin
• Electra’s Anger
• Agamemnon’s Shame
• Revenge
• The Atreides
• Agamemnon’s Lament
• Agamemnon’s Song for a Lost Daughter
• Electra’s Last Song

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This is a one-act play. The conversations between the Vagrant and the Girl are interspersed by monologues and songs by their alter egos Agamemnon and Electra. These monologues have the ... (Read more...)

Staging

The play is set in a nicely-furnished family home. The Girl wears a blood-stained dress. The Vagrant is dressed like a beggar.

Cast number

Minimum	Maximum
1 male	2 males
1 female	2 females
2 (total)	4 (total)

Characters

• VAGRANT / AGAMEMNON
• GIRL / ELECTRA

Entry written by Gwynneth Dowling. Last updated on 13 October 2011.

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