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SUMMARY:The Man from Earth by Jerome Bixby
DESCRIPTION:Number of roles: ten; five ladies and five gentlemen \nKing Agamemnon\, chief leader of the Greek armies\, after ten years\, returns victorious from the Trojan War to Argos. In his entourage\, he is leading Cassandra\, daughter of the slain King Priamos of Troy\, as his captive and concubine – the seer\, who was cursed to always predict the truth\, but never to be believed. \nAgamemnon’s wife\, Queen Clytemnestra\, has not forgotten that\, at the outset of the war\, the king had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet on their sail to Troy. Clytemnestra\, plotting with her lover Aigisthos\, perfidiously invites Agamemnon to enter the palace on a purple carpet\, suggests him to repose in the bathroom\, and – while he changes his dress – treacherously murders him. \nEight years later\, Clytemnestra and Aigisthos are ruling Argos with an iron fist\, having suppressed the citizens through intimidation and imprisonment\, and enslaved the captives carried off from Troy. Electra\, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late King Agamemnon\, together with a procession of Trojan servants\, the Libation Bearers\, produces offerings to Agamemnon’s tomb. \nShe desperately hopes for the unlikely return of her brother Orestes\, who has been growing up at a distant court since before their father’s death. Against all odds\, Orestes returns\, is reunited with his sister\, and takes revenge on Aigisthos – and his mother. \nThough\, having committed matricide – the most heinous crime in Ancient Greece – Orestes will now be hunted by the Furies\, the goddesses of vengeance. He takes refuge in the temple of the goddess Athena\, who is given the unsolvable task to break the endless chain of violence and revenge through a word of justice. \nThe three plays “Agamemnon”\, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Furies” – together referred to as the “Oresteia” – form the oldest completely transmitted theatre trilogy of human literature.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/the-man-from-earth-by-jerome-bixby/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Alexandra Shelest":MAILTO:alex.v.shelest@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Farewell Mr Haffmann by Jean-Philippe Daguerre
DESCRIPTION:Number of roles: ten; five ladies and five gentlemen \nKing Agamemnon\, chief leader of the Greek armies\, after ten years\, returns victorious from the Trojan War to Argos. In his entourage\, he is leading Cassandra\, daughter of the slain King Priamos of Troy\, as his captive and concubine – the seer\, who was cursed to always predict the truth\, but never to be believed. \nAgamemnon’s wife\, Queen Clytemnestra\, has not forgotten that\, at the outset of the war\, the king had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet on their sail to Troy. Clytemnestra\, plotting with her lover Aigisthos\, perfidiously invites Agamemnon to enter the palace on a purple carpet\, suggests him to repose in the bathroom\, and – while he changes his dress – treacherously murders him. \nEight years later\, Clytemnestra and Aigisthos are ruling Argos with an iron fist\, having suppressed the citizens through intimidation and imprisonment\, and enslaved the captives carried off from Troy. Electra\, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late King Agamemnon\, together with a procession of Trojan servants\, the Libation Bearers\, produces offerings to Agamemnon’s tomb. \nShe desperately hopes for the unlikely return of her brother Orestes\, who has been growing up at a distant court since before their father’s death. Against all odds\, Orestes returns\, is reunited with his sister\, and takes revenge on Aigisthos – and his mother. \nThough\, having committed matricide – the most heinous crime in Ancient Greece – Orestes will now be hunted by the Furies\, the goddesses of vengeance. He takes refuge in the temple of the goddess Athena\, who is given the unsolvable task to break the endless chain of violence and revenge through a word of justice. \nThe three plays “Agamemnon”\, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Furies” – together referred to as the “Oresteia” – form the oldest completely transmitted theatre trilogy of human literature.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/farewell-mister-haffmann-by-jean-philippe-daguerre/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Sian Ackroyd":MAILTO:sian0ackroyd@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Late Company by Jordan Tannahill
DESCRIPTION:Number of roles: ten; five ladies and five gentlemen \nKing Agamemnon\, chief leader of the Greek armies\, after ten years\, returns victorious from the Trojan War to Argos. In his entourage\, he is leading Cassandra\, daughter of the slain King Priamos of Troy\, as his captive and concubine – the seer\, who was cursed to always predict the truth\, but never to be believed. \nAgamemnon’s wife\, Queen Clytemnestra\, has not forgotten that\, at the outset of the war\, the king had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet on their sail to Troy. Clytemnestra\, plotting with her lover Aigisthos\, perfidiously invites Agamemnon to enter the palace on a purple carpet\, suggests him to repose in the bathroom\, and – while he changes his dress – treacherously murders him. \nEight years later\, Clytemnestra and Aigisthos are ruling Argos with an iron fist\, having suppressed the citizens through intimidation and imprisonment\, and enslaved the captives carried off from Troy. Electra\, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late King Agamemnon\, together with a procession of Trojan servants\, the Libation Bearers\, produces offerings to Agamemnon’s tomb. \nShe desperately hopes for the unlikely return of her brother Orestes\, who has been growing up at a distant court since before their father’s death. Against all odds\, Orestes returns\, is reunited with his sister\, and takes revenge on Aigisthos – and his mother. \nThough\, having committed matricide – the most heinous crime in Ancient Greece – Orestes will now be hunted by the Furies\, the goddesses of vengeance. He takes refuge in the temple of the goddess Athena\, who is given the unsolvable task to break the endless chain of violence and revenge through a word of justice. \nThe three plays “Agamemnon”\, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Furies” – together referred to as the “Oresteia” – form the oldest completely transmitted theatre trilogy of human literature.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/late-company-by-jordan-tannahill/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Charles Slovenski":MAILTO:cjslovenski@yahoo.com
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SUMMARY:The Seafarer by Conor McPherson
DESCRIPTION:Number of roles: ten; five ladies and five gentlemen \nKing Agamemnon\, chief leader of the Greek armies\, after ten years\, returns victorious from the Trojan War to Argos. In his entourage\, he is leading Cassandra\, daughter of the slain King Priamos of Troy\, as his captive and concubine – the seer\, who was cursed to always predict the truth\, but never to be believed. \nAgamemnon’s wife\, Queen Clytemnestra\, has not forgotten that\, at the outset of the war\, the king had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet on their sail to Troy. Clytemnestra\, plotting with her lover Aigisthos\, perfidiously invites Agamemnon to enter the palace on a purple carpet\, suggests him to repose in the bathroom\, and – while he changes his dress – treacherously murders him. \nEight years later\, Clytemnestra and Aigisthos are ruling Argos with an iron fist\, having suppressed the citizens through intimidation and imprisonment\, and enslaved the captives carried off from Troy. Electra\, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late King Agamemnon\, together with a procession of Trojan servants\, the Libation Bearers\, produces offerings to Agamemnon’s tomb. \nShe desperately hopes for the unlikely return of her brother Orestes\, who has been growing up at a distant court since before their father’s death. Against all odds\, Orestes returns\, is reunited with his sister\, and takes revenge on Aigisthos – and his mother. \nThough\, having committed matricide – the most heinous crime in Ancient Greece – Orestes will now be hunted by the Furies\, the goddesses of vengeance. He takes refuge in the temple of the goddess Athena\, who is given the unsolvable task to break the endless chain of violence and revenge through a word of justice. \nThe three plays “Agamemnon”\, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Furies” – together referred to as the “Oresteia” – form the oldest completely transmitted theatre trilogy of human literature.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/the-seafarer-by-conor-mcpherson/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="John Ward":MAILTO:johnlward@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Agamemnon by Aeschylus translated by Robert Potter
DESCRIPTION:Number of roles: ten; five ladies and five gentlemen \nKing Agamemnon\, chief leader of the Greek armies\, after ten years\, returns victorious from the Trojan War to Argos. In his entourage\, he is leading Cassandra\, daughter of the slain King Priamos of Troy\, as his captive and concubine – the seer\, who was cursed to always predict the truth\, but never to be believed. \nAgamemnon’s wife\, Queen Clytemnestra\, has not forgotten that\, at the outset of the war\, the king had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet on their sail to Troy. Clytemnestra\, plotting with her lover Aigisthos\, perfidiously invites Agamemnon to enter the palace on a purple carpet\, suggests him to repose in the bathroom\, and – while he changes his dress – treacherously murders him. \nEight years later\, Clytemnestra and Aigisthos are ruling Argos with an iron fist\, having suppressed the citizens through intimidation and imprisonment\, and enslaved the captives carried off from Troy. Electra\, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late King Agamemnon\, together with a procession of Trojan servants\, the Libation Bearers\, produces offerings to Agamemnon’s tomb. \nShe desperately hopes for the unlikely return of her brother Orestes\, who has been growing up at a distant court since before their father’s death. Against all odds\, Orestes returns\, is reunited with his sister\, and takes revenge on Aigisthos – and his mother. \nThough\, having committed matricide – the most heinous crime in Ancient Greece – Orestes will now be hunted by the Furies\, the goddesses of vengeance. He takes refuge in the temple of the goddess Athena\, who is given the unsolvable task to break the endless chain of violence and revenge through a word of justice. \nThe three plays “Agamemnon”\, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Furies” – together referred to as the “Oresteia” – form the oldest completely transmitted theatre trilogy of human literature.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/agamemnon-by-aischylos-translated-by-robert-potter/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Nicolas Wimberger":MAILTO:nicolas.wimberger@bmeia.gv.at
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SUMMARY:Virtual playreadings: 'The Visit' and 'Skin Deep' by Gary Bird
DESCRIPTION:Number of roles: ten; five ladies and five gentlemen \nKing Agamemnon\, chief leader of the Greek armies\, after ten years\, returns victorious from the Trojan War to Argos. In his entourage\, he is leading Cassandra\, daughter of the slain King Priamos of Troy\, as his captive and concubine – the seer\, who was cursed to always predict the truth\, but never to be believed. \nAgamemnon’s wife\, Queen Clytemnestra\, has not forgotten that\, at the outset of the war\, the king had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet on their sail to Troy. Clytemnestra\, plotting with her lover Aigisthos\, perfidiously invites Agamemnon to enter the palace on a purple carpet\, suggests him to repose in the bathroom\, and – while he changes his dress – treacherously murders him. \nEight years later\, Clytemnestra and Aigisthos are ruling Argos with an iron fist\, having suppressed the citizens through intimidation and imprisonment\, and enslaved the captives carried off from Troy. Electra\, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late King Agamemnon\, together with a procession of Trojan servants\, the Libation Bearers\, produces offerings to Agamemnon’s tomb. \nShe desperately hopes for the unlikely return of her brother Orestes\, who has been growing up at a distant court since before their father’s death. Against all odds\, Orestes returns\, is reunited with his sister\, and takes revenge on Aigisthos – and his mother. \nThough\, having committed matricide – the most heinous crime in Ancient Greece – Orestes will now be hunted by the Furies\, the goddesses of vengeance. He takes refuge in the temple of the goddess Athena\, who is given the unsolvable task to break the endless chain of violence and revenge through a word of justice. \nThe three plays “Agamemnon”\, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Furies” – together referred to as the “Oresteia” – form the oldest completely transmitted theatre trilogy of human literature.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/virtual-playreadings-the-visit-and-skin-deep-by-gary-bird/
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
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SUMMARY:Moon of the Misbegotten by Eugene O'Neill
DESCRIPTION:Number of roles: ten; five ladies and five gentlemen \nKing Agamemnon\, chief leader of the Greek armies\, after ten years\, returns victorious from the Trojan War to Argos. In his entourage\, he is leading Cassandra\, daughter of the slain King Priamos of Troy\, as his captive and concubine – the seer\, who was cursed to always predict the truth\, but never to be believed. \nAgamemnon’s wife\, Queen Clytemnestra\, has not forgotten that\, at the outset of the war\, the king had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet on their sail to Troy. Clytemnestra\, plotting with her lover Aigisthos\, perfidiously invites Agamemnon to enter the palace on a purple carpet\, suggests him to repose in the bathroom\, and – while he changes his dress – treacherously murders him. \nEight years later\, Clytemnestra and Aigisthos are ruling Argos with an iron fist\, having suppressed the citizens through intimidation and imprisonment\, and enslaved the captives carried off from Troy. Electra\, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late King Agamemnon\, together with a procession of Trojan servants\, the Libation Bearers\, produces offerings to Agamemnon’s tomb. \nShe desperately hopes for the unlikely return of her brother Orestes\, who has been growing up at a distant court since before their father’s death. Against all odds\, Orestes returns\, is reunited with his sister\, and takes revenge on Aigisthos – and his mother. \nThough\, having committed matricide – the most heinous crime in Ancient Greece – Orestes will now be hunted by the Furies\, the goddesses of vengeance. He takes refuge in the temple of the goddess Athena\, who is given the unsolvable task to break the endless chain of violence and revenge through a word of justice. \nThe three plays “Agamemnon”\, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Furies” – together referred to as the “Oresteia” – form the oldest completely transmitted theatre trilogy of human literature.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/moon-of-the-misbegotten-eugene-oneill/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Neil-Jon Morphy":MAILTO:morphyn@bluewin.ch
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SUMMARY:SATURDAY\, SUNDAY\, MONDAY BY EDUARDO DE FILIPPO - 29 JUNE
DESCRIPTION:Number of roles: ten; five ladies and five gentlemen \nKing Agamemnon\, chief leader of the Greek armies\, after ten years\, returns victorious from the Trojan War to Argos. In his entourage\, he is leading Cassandra\, daughter of the slain King Priamos of Troy\, as his captive and concubine – the seer\, who was cursed to always predict the truth\, but never to be believed. \nAgamemnon’s wife\, Queen Clytemnestra\, has not forgotten that\, at the outset of the war\, the king had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet on their sail to Troy. Clytemnestra\, plotting with her lover Aigisthos\, perfidiously invites Agamemnon to enter the palace on a purple carpet\, suggests him to repose in the bathroom\, and – while he changes his dress – treacherously murders him. \nEight years later\, Clytemnestra and Aigisthos are ruling Argos with an iron fist\, having suppressed the citizens through intimidation and imprisonment\, and enslaved the captives carried off from Troy. Electra\, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late King Agamemnon\, together with a procession of Trojan servants\, the Libation Bearers\, produces offerings to Agamemnon’s tomb. \nShe desperately hopes for the unlikely return of her brother Orestes\, who has been growing up at a distant court since before their father’s death. Against all odds\, Orestes returns\, is reunited with his sister\, and takes revenge on Aigisthos – and his mother. \nThough\, having committed matricide – the most heinous crime in Ancient Greece – Orestes will now be hunted by the Furies\, the goddesses of vengeance. He takes refuge in the temple of the goddess Athena\, who is given the unsolvable task to break the endless chain of violence and revenge through a word of justice. \nThe three plays “Agamemnon”\, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Furies” – together referred to as the “Oresteia” – form the oldest completely transmitted theatre trilogy of human literature.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/saturday-sunday-monday-by-eduardo-de-filippo-28-june/
LOCATION:Venue to be announced
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Liz Comstock-Smith":MAILTO:lizcomstocksmith@icloud.com
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SUMMARY:The Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka - 7 May
DESCRIPTION:Number of roles: ten; five ladies and five gentlemen \nKing Agamemnon\, chief leader of the Greek armies\, after ten years\, returns victorious from the Trojan War to Argos. In his entourage\, he is leading Cassandra\, daughter of the slain King Priamos of Troy\, as his captive and concubine – the seer\, who was cursed to always predict the truth\, but never to be believed. \nAgamemnon’s wife\, Queen Clytemnestra\, has not forgotten that\, at the outset of the war\, the king had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet on their sail to Troy. Clytemnestra\, plotting with her lover Aigisthos\, perfidiously invites Agamemnon to enter the palace on a purple carpet\, suggests him to repose in the bathroom\, and – while he changes his dress – treacherously murders him. \nEight years later\, Clytemnestra and Aigisthos are ruling Argos with an iron fist\, having suppressed the citizens through intimidation and imprisonment\, and enslaved the captives carried off from Troy. Electra\, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late King Agamemnon\, together with a procession of Trojan servants\, the Libation Bearers\, produces offerings to Agamemnon’s tomb. \nShe desperately hopes for the unlikely return of her brother Orestes\, who has been growing up at a distant court since before their father’s death. Against all odds\, Orestes returns\, is reunited with his sister\, and takes revenge on Aigisthos – and his mother. \nThough\, having committed matricide – the most heinous crime in Ancient Greece – Orestes will now be hunted by the Furies\, the goddesses of vengeance. He takes refuge in the temple of the goddess Athena\, who is given the unsolvable task to break the endless chain of violence and revenge through a word of justice. \nThe three plays “Agamemnon”\, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Furies” – together referred to as the “Oresteia” – form the oldest completely transmitted theatre trilogy of human literature.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/the-lion-and-the-jewel-by-wole-soyinka-7-may/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Yvette Stevens":MAILTO:stevensye@yahoo.com
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240423T223000
DTSTAMP:20260425T183109
CREATED:20230105T131335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231102T120544Z
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SUMMARY:2024 GEDS SHOWCASE
DESCRIPTION:Number of roles: ten; five ladies and five gentlemen \nKing Agamemnon\, chief leader of the Greek armies\, after ten years\, returns victorious from the Trojan War to Argos. In his entourage\, he is leading Cassandra\, daughter of the slain King Priamos of Troy\, as his captive and concubine – the seer\, who was cursed to always predict the truth\, but never to be believed. \nAgamemnon’s wife\, Queen Clytemnestra\, has not forgotten that\, at the outset of the war\, the king had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet on their sail to Troy. Clytemnestra\, plotting with her lover Aigisthos\, perfidiously invites Agamemnon to enter the palace on a purple carpet\, suggests him to repose in the bathroom\, and – while he changes his dress – treacherously murders him. \nEight years later\, Clytemnestra and Aigisthos are ruling Argos with an iron fist\, having suppressed the citizens through intimidation and imprisonment\, and enslaved the captives carried off from Troy. Electra\, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late King Agamemnon\, together with a procession of Trojan servants\, the Libation Bearers\, produces offerings to Agamemnon’s tomb. \nShe desperately hopes for the unlikely return of her brother Orestes\, who has been growing up at a distant court since before their father’s death. Against all odds\, Orestes returns\, is reunited with his sister\, and takes revenge on Aigisthos – and his mother. \nThough\, having committed matricide – the most heinous crime in Ancient Greece – Orestes will now be hunted by the Furies\, the goddesses of vengeance. He takes refuge in the temple of the goddess Athena\, who is given the unsolvable task to break the endless chain of violence and revenge through a word of justice. \nThe three plays “Agamemnon”\, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Furies” – together referred to as the “Oresteia” – form the oldest completely transmitted theatre trilogy of human literature.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/2023-geds-showcase/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240409T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240409T223000
DTSTAMP:20260425T183109
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SUMMARY:Southern Palms by Walter Acosta - 9 April
DESCRIPTION:Number of roles: ten; five ladies and five gentlemen \nKing Agamemnon\, chief leader of the Greek armies\, after ten years\, returns victorious from the Trojan War to Argos. In his entourage\, he is leading Cassandra\, daughter of the slain King Priamos of Troy\, as his captive and concubine – the seer\, who was cursed to always predict the truth\, but never to be believed. \nAgamemnon’s wife\, Queen Clytemnestra\, has not forgotten that\, at the outset of the war\, the king had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet on their sail to Troy. Clytemnestra\, plotting with her lover Aigisthos\, perfidiously invites Agamemnon to enter the palace on a purple carpet\, suggests him to repose in the bathroom\, and – while he changes his dress – treacherously murders him. \nEight years later\, Clytemnestra and Aigisthos are ruling Argos with an iron fist\, having suppressed the citizens through intimidation and imprisonment\, and enslaved the captives carried off from Troy. Electra\, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late King Agamemnon\, together with a procession of Trojan servants\, the Libation Bearers\, produces offerings to Agamemnon’s tomb. \nShe desperately hopes for the unlikely return of her brother Orestes\, who has been growing up at a distant court since before their father’s death. Against all odds\, Orestes returns\, is reunited with his sister\, and takes revenge on Aigisthos – and his mother. \nThough\, having committed matricide – the most heinous crime in Ancient Greece – Orestes will now be hunted by the Furies\, the goddesses of vengeance. He takes refuge in the temple of the goddess Athena\, who is given the unsolvable task to break the endless chain of violence and revenge through a word of justice. \nThe three plays “Agamemnon”\, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Furies” – together referred to as the “Oresteia” – form the oldest completely transmitted theatre trilogy of human literature.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/southern-palms-by-walter-acosta-9-april/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Lesley Sherwood":MAILTO:lesley.sherwood@hotmail.com
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UID:6885-1709665200-1709676000@www.geds.ch
SUMMARY:Shadow of a Gunman by Sean O'Casey - 5 March
DESCRIPTION:Number of roles: ten; five ladies and five gentlemen \nKing Agamemnon\, chief leader of the Greek armies\, after ten years\, returns victorious from the Trojan War to Argos. In his entourage\, he is leading Cassandra\, daughter of the slain King Priamos of Troy\, as his captive and concubine – the seer\, who was cursed to always predict the truth\, but never to be believed. \nAgamemnon’s wife\, Queen Clytemnestra\, has not forgotten that\, at the outset of the war\, the king had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet on their sail to Troy. Clytemnestra\, plotting with her lover Aigisthos\, perfidiously invites Agamemnon to enter the palace on a purple carpet\, suggests him to repose in the bathroom\, and – while he changes his dress – treacherously murders him. \nEight years later\, Clytemnestra and Aigisthos are ruling Argos with an iron fist\, having suppressed the citizens through intimidation and imprisonment\, and enslaved the captives carried off from Troy. Electra\, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late King Agamemnon\, together with a procession of Trojan servants\, the Libation Bearers\, produces offerings to Agamemnon’s tomb. \nShe desperately hopes for the unlikely return of her brother Orestes\, who has been growing up at a distant court since before their father’s death. Against all odds\, Orestes returns\, is reunited with his sister\, and takes revenge on Aigisthos – and his mother. \nThough\, having committed matricide – the most heinous crime in Ancient Greece – Orestes will now be hunted by the Furies\, the goddesses of vengeance. He takes refuge in the temple of the goddess Athena\, who is given the unsolvable task to break the endless chain of violence and revenge through a word of justice. \nThe three plays “Agamemnon”\, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Furies” – together referred to as the “Oresteia” – form the oldest completely transmitted theatre trilogy of human literature.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/shadow-of-a-gunman-by-sean-ocasey-5-march/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="John Ward":MAILTO:johnlward@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240220T220000
DTSTAMP:20260425T183109
CREATED:20231004T132650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T142138Z
UID:6958-1708455600-1708466400@www.geds.ch
SUMMARY:The Hothouse by Harold Pinter - 20 February
DESCRIPTION:Number of roles: ten; five ladies and five gentlemen \nKing Agamemnon\, chief leader of the Greek armies\, after ten years\, returns victorious from the Trojan War to Argos. In his entourage\, he is leading Cassandra\, daughter of the slain King Priamos of Troy\, as his captive and concubine – the seer\, who was cursed to always predict the truth\, but never to be believed. \nAgamemnon’s wife\, Queen Clytemnestra\, has not forgotten that\, at the outset of the war\, the king had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet on their sail to Troy. Clytemnestra\, plotting with her lover Aigisthos\, perfidiously invites Agamemnon to enter the palace on a purple carpet\, suggests him to repose in the bathroom\, and – while he changes his dress – treacherously murders him. \nEight years later\, Clytemnestra and Aigisthos are ruling Argos with an iron fist\, having suppressed the citizens through intimidation and imprisonment\, and enslaved the captives carried off from Troy. Electra\, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late King Agamemnon\, together with a procession of Trojan servants\, the Libation Bearers\, produces offerings to Agamemnon’s tomb. \nShe desperately hopes for the unlikely return of her brother Orestes\, who has been growing up at a distant court since before their father’s death. Against all odds\, Orestes returns\, is reunited with his sister\, and takes revenge on Aigisthos – and his mother. \nThough\, having committed matricide – the most heinous crime in Ancient Greece – Orestes will now be hunted by the Furies\, the goddesses of vengeance. He takes refuge in the temple of the goddess Athena\, who is given the unsolvable task to break the endless chain of violence and revenge through a word of justice. \nThe three plays “Agamemnon”\, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Furies” – together referred to as the “Oresteia” – form the oldest completely transmitted theatre trilogy of human literature.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/the-hothouse-by-harold-pinter-20-february/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Gary Bird":MAILTO:gbird52@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231010T223000
DTSTAMP:20260425T183109
CREATED:20230914T124442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T151131Z
UID:6832-1696964400-1696977000@www.geds.ch
SUMMARY:THE MAN WITH THE FLOWER IN HIS MOUTH TUESDAY 10 OCTOBER
DESCRIPTION:Number of roles: ten; five ladies and five gentlemen \nKing Agamemnon\, chief leader of the Greek armies\, after ten years\, returns victorious from the Trojan War to Argos. In his entourage\, he is leading Cassandra\, daughter of the slain King Priamos of Troy\, as his captive and concubine – the seer\, who was cursed to always predict the truth\, but never to be believed. \nAgamemnon’s wife\, Queen Clytemnestra\, has not forgotten that\, at the outset of the war\, the king had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet on their sail to Troy. Clytemnestra\, plotting with her lover Aigisthos\, perfidiously invites Agamemnon to enter the palace on a purple carpet\, suggests him to repose in the bathroom\, and – while he changes his dress – treacherously murders him. \nEight years later\, Clytemnestra and Aigisthos are ruling Argos with an iron fist\, having suppressed the citizens through intimidation and imprisonment\, and enslaved the captives carried off from Troy. Electra\, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late King Agamemnon\, together with a procession of Trojan servants\, the Libation Bearers\, produces offerings to Agamemnon’s tomb. \nShe desperately hopes for the unlikely return of her brother Orestes\, who has been growing up at a distant court since before their father’s death. Against all odds\, Orestes returns\, is reunited with his sister\, and takes revenge on Aigisthos – and his mother. \nThough\, having committed matricide – the most heinous crime in Ancient Greece – Orestes will now be hunted by the Furies\, the goddesses of vengeance. He takes refuge in the temple of the goddess Athena\, who is given the unsolvable task to break the endless chain of violence and revenge through a word of justice. \nThe three plays “Agamemnon”\, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Furies” – together referred to as the “Oresteia” – form the oldest completely transmitted theatre trilogy of human literature.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/the-man-with-the-flower-in-his-mouth-tuesday-10-october/
LOCATION:Emmanuel Episcopal Church Geneva
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Thierry Regache":MAILTO:thierryregache@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230926T223000
DTSTAMP:20260425T183109
CREATED:20230914T111703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T111850Z
UID:6817-1695711600-1695767400@www.geds.ch
SUMMARY:SHAKUNTALA TUESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER
DESCRIPTION:Number of roles: ten; five ladies and five gentlemen \nKing Agamemnon\, chief leader of the Greek armies\, after ten years\, returns victorious from the Trojan War to Argos. In his entourage\, he is leading Cassandra\, daughter of the slain King Priamos of Troy\, as his captive and concubine – the seer\, who was cursed to always predict the truth\, but never to be believed. \nAgamemnon’s wife\, Queen Clytemnestra\, has not forgotten that\, at the outset of the war\, the king had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet on their sail to Troy. Clytemnestra\, plotting with her lover Aigisthos\, perfidiously invites Agamemnon to enter the palace on a purple carpet\, suggests him to repose in the bathroom\, and – while he changes his dress – treacherously murders him. \nEight years later\, Clytemnestra and Aigisthos are ruling Argos with an iron fist\, having suppressed the citizens through intimidation and imprisonment\, and enslaved the captives carried off from Troy. Electra\, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late King Agamemnon\, together with a procession of Trojan servants\, the Libation Bearers\, produces offerings to Agamemnon’s tomb. \nShe desperately hopes for the unlikely return of her brother Orestes\, who has been growing up at a distant court since before their father’s death. Against all odds\, Orestes returns\, is reunited with his sister\, and takes revenge on Aigisthos – and his mother. \nThough\, having committed matricide – the most heinous crime in Ancient Greece – Orestes will now be hunted by the Furies\, the goddesses of vengeance. He takes refuge in the temple of the goddess Athena\, who is given the unsolvable task to break the endless chain of violence and revenge through a word of justice. \nThe three plays “Agamemnon”\, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Furies” – together referred to as the “Oresteia” – form the oldest completely transmitted theatre trilogy of human literature.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/shakuntala-tuesday-26-september/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
ORGANIZER;CN="Nicolas Wimberger":MAILTO:nicolas.wimberger@bmeia.gv.at
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230105T134720
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CREATED:20230105T122845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230105T124720Z
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SUMMARY:GEDS SHOWCASE 2023 18 April
DESCRIPTION:Number of roles: ten; five ladies and five gentlemen \nKing Agamemnon\, chief leader of the Greek armies\, after ten years\, returns victorious from the Trojan War to Argos. In his entourage\, he is leading Cassandra\, daughter of the slain King Priamos of Troy\, as his captive and concubine – the seer\, who was cursed to always predict the truth\, but never to be believed. \nAgamemnon’s wife\, Queen Clytemnestra\, has not forgotten that\, at the outset of the war\, the king had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet on their sail to Troy. Clytemnestra\, plotting with her lover Aigisthos\, perfidiously invites Agamemnon to enter the palace on a purple carpet\, suggests him to repose in the bathroom\, and – while he changes his dress – treacherously murders him. \nEight years later\, Clytemnestra and Aigisthos are ruling Argos with an iron fist\, having suppressed the citizens through intimidation and imprisonment\, and enslaved the captives carried off from Troy. Electra\, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late King Agamemnon\, together with a procession of Trojan servants\, the Libation Bearers\, produces offerings to Agamemnon’s tomb. \nShe desperately hopes for the unlikely return of her brother Orestes\, who has been growing up at a distant court since before their father’s death. Against all odds\, Orestes returns\, is reunited with his sister\, and takes revenge on Aigisthos – and his mother. \nThough\, having committed matricide – the most heinous crime in Ancient Greece – Orestes will now be hunted by the Furies\, the goddesses of vengeance. He takes refuge in the temple of the goddess Athena\, who is given the unsolvable task to break the endless chain of violence and revenge through a word of justice. \nThe three plays “Agamemnon”\, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Furies” – together referred to as the “Oresteia” – form the oldest completely transmitted theatre trilogy of human literature.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/aaa-geds-showcase-2023-18-april/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230105T132318
DTSTAMP:20260425T183109
CREATED:20230105T122203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230105T122318Z
UID:6101-1672924998-1672924998@www.geds.ch
SUMMARY:GEDS SHOWCASE April 18
DESCRIPTION:Number of roles: ten; five ladies and five gentlemen \nKing Agamemnon\, chief leader of the Greek armies\, after ten years\, returns victorious from the Trojan War to Argos. In his entourage\, he is leading Cassandra\, daughter of the slain King Priamos of Troy\, as his captive and concubine – the seer\, who was cursed to always predict the truth\, but never to be believed. \nAgamemnon’s wife\, Queen Clytemnestra\, has not forgotten that\, at the outset of the war\, the king had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain favourable winds for the Greek fleet on their sail to Troy. Clytemnestra\, plotting with her lover Aigisthos\, perfidiously invites Agamemnon to enter the palace on a purple carpet\, suggests him to repose in the bathroom\, and – while he changes his dress – treacherously murders him. \nEight years later\, Clytemnestra and Aigisthos are ruling Argos with an iron fist\, having suppressed the citizens through intimidation and imprisonment\, and enslaved the captives carried off from Troy. Electra\, daughter of Clytemnestra and the late King Agamemnon\, together with a procession of Trojan servants\, the Libation Bearers\, produces offerings to Agamemnon’s tomb. \nShe desperately hopes for the unlikely return of her brother Orestes\, who has been growing up at a distant court since before their father’s death. Against all odds\, Orestes returns\, is reunited with his sister\, and takes revenge on Aigisthos – and his mother. \nThough\, having committed matricide – the most heinous crime in Ancient Greece – Orestes will now be hunted by the Furies\, the goddesses of vengeance. He takes refuge in the temple of the goddess Athena\, who is given the unsolvable task to break the endless chain of violence and revenge through a word of justice. \nThe three plays “Agamemnon”\, “The Libation Bearers” and “The Furies” – together referred to as the “Oresteia” – form the oldest completely transmitted theatre trilogy of human literature.
URL:https://www.geds.ch/GEDSWEB/event/aaa-test-event/
LOCATION:UPTOWN\, 2 Rue de la Servette  \, 1201 Genève\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Playreadings 2024-25
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