Professor Wall
English 1B
Play Response
Live Theater: Oresteia Fractum When I looked at the name of the play, I was very curious about what Oresteia Fractum is and how fun it will be. I was quite looking forward to watching it because it was my first time to attend a formal theater in my new American life, and I also watched the promo on YouTube before I went there. On March 11, which is Sunday, I watched John Wilk’s Oresteia Fractum at City College of San Francisco Diego Rivera Theatre, which is directed by John Wilk. It presents an original experimental adaptation of Aeschylus' Greek trilogy based on the end of the Trojan War and the murder of Agamemnon entitled Oresteia Fractum. The piece is a collaboration exploring the "tragic" mode in modern theatrical language, with original alternative music, choreography and multimedia elements. Eric Iverson and Tommi Ko are the musicians. Choreography by Christy Funsch, multimedia by Jesse Blanca. They have been busy studiously composing and recording a rock opera based on the Oresteia - an Ancient Greek play that's all about what happens to the Greek Royal Family after they win the Trojan War. It's got blood, murder, intrigue, sexual betrayal, matricide, incest, and more murder! They are really made a rock opera. This production is actually more of an experimental theatrical show, closer to a Musical, with song and choreographed dance, as well as video, shadow, and other old school special effects. The full final PARAE version of the recorded Rock Opera is still being finished and will feature many guest vocalists singing all of the roles - but this stage show at the ' Theater ' is going to be something else. According to the Director Note, “We hope to find relevance through a contemporary mode of presentation, rock music, dance, consume and lights to bring home a message, illustrating the waste