Overview

Synopsis

The young princess Iphigenia is being sacrificed to the gods at the hands of her own father, Agamemnon, but before he is able to consummate the act, the goddess Artemis intervenes and replaces the girl with a deer, spiriting her away to the Temple of Artemis in Tauris, where Iphigenia becomes a high priestess. She is forced to serve the goddess by enacting a vicious kind of protection -- slaughtering any foreigners that arrive on her shores. When two strangers arrive on Tauris, claiming to be Iphigenia’s brother Orestes and his comrade, Pylades, Iphigenia is forced to make an impossible choice. Between the bond with her ruined family and her sacred mission to serve the goddess, which is the “right” allegiance? A unique, female-centric, exciting take on a rare part of the legend of the House of Atreus, Euripides’ play explores themes of duty, forgiveness, and affection.

Show Information

Book
Euripides
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
Number of Acts
1
Genres
Drama
Settings
Period, Multiple Settings
Time & Place
temple of artemis on the island of tauris, ancient greece
Cast Size
medium
Licensor
None/royalty-free
Ideal For
Mostly Male Cast, Includes Late Teen, Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult Characters, Medium Cast

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Plot


Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Iphigenia

Lead

Female

Spoken

Orestes

Lead

Male

Spoken

Pylades

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Thoas

Featured

Male

Spoken

Athena

Featured

Female

Spoken

Herdsman

Ensemble

Either Gender

Spoken

Messenger

Ensemble

Either Gender

Spoken

Chorus

Ensemble

Either Gender

Songs

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Guide Written By:

Becca Ballenger

Becca Ballenger