California Western University - Loma Del Mar Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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New Summer Festival Format Cart in lbe cboruf of old men of Aga- memnon urs, from lef! I0 rigbl, Ray Lyurfa, Dale Reynofdf, Burlon Belrnzl, D. Ray Tzzrzzer, Dan Yount and Rirbrzrd Criztendon. San Diego's summer Greek theatrical offering this year initiated a new format, changing from the previous Greek Repertory Theatre to a Greek Theatre Festival with the presentation of two plays. The program in the summer of 1967 consisted of a Greek play, The O'resteia, by Aeschylus, and the San Diego premier of Peter Shaffer's The Royal Hunt of the Sun.', The latter produc- tion's direction was handled by Broadway director Randall Brooks. School of Performing Arts Center of United States International University presents the sum- mer programs annually in America's oldest Greek Theatre on USlU's California Western Campus on Point Loma. Emotional Variety

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Oreiter KG1lberl Savage! if driven mm bu land by a fbmur 0 Furler in lbe Greek Fefzwal J zragzc zrzlogy. Marks Tragic Trilogy The Oresteiaf' the sole surviving Greek dra- matic trilogy, was performed in Gal Western's Greek Theatre Festival from July 14- through July 31. The trilogy by Aeschylus includes The Aga- memnon, The Libation Bearersf' and The Eu- menidesf' The story of The Oresteian revolves around the triumphant homecoming of the conqueror of Troy, King Agamemnon. Unknown to him, his queen, Clytemnestraf' and her lover, Aegisthus, have conspired to murder him. The second part of the play concerns the clandestine homecoming of Orestes who is return- ing to avenge his father. With the help of Electra, he murders their mother and Aegisthus, but not before Clytemnestra has cursed Orestes for his acts of vengeance. As if in answer to her curse, a chorus of Furies descend on Orestes and drive him from his land. The third section of the play is essentially the refutation of the chorus of the Furies by the gods and the people. Orestes is brought to trial, where he is defended by the god Apollo and the case is heard by the goddess Pallas Athena and a group of Athenian citizens. He is set free because he has suffered for his crime and the curse on the House of Atreus has been expiated. Cast in the pivotal role of Clytemnestra was Anne Archer, opposite her, as the vengeful Orestes, was Gilbert Savage in his first major role for the School of Performing Arts. -