Electra – Sophocles


Reading Greek Tragedy Online

Season 6 Episode 1

Monday, March 27 the 6th season of Reading Greek Tragedy Online kicks off with a live dramatic reading of Sophocle’s Electra, translated by Anne Carson! The event will take place at the University of Illinois Chicago’s East Campus in Lecture Center A1 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm CDT. This event will also be live-streamed on the CHS YouTube channel. 

Featured Actors:

Electra – Melíza Gutierrez
Clytemnestra – Eunice Roberts
Chorus – Phoebe Golfinos and Julia Strug
Old Man – Paul O’Mahony
Orestes – Ernest Emmanuel Peeples
Aegisthus – André Teamer