The Ghost Road Company

CLYT AT HOME: THE CLYTEMNESTRA PROJECT

An adaptation of the Agamemnon, conceived and directed by Katharine Noon. Written by Katharine Noon and Chris DeWan developed thru workshops by the ensemble. Words and Music by David Bickford. LA Weekly Award winner for best actress, Jacqueline Wright (Clytemnestra) LA Weekly Award nominee for best adaptation Ovation Award nominee for best play 2001
Clyt at Home: The Clytemnestra Project was developed in 2001 by the Ghost Road Ensemble in collaboration with Theatre of NOTE and under the auspices of the ASK Common Ground Festival. Clyt at Home: The Clytemnestra Project is Katharine Noon and Chris DeWan’s adaptation of The Oresteia. Originally developed in workshop by Hugo Armstrong, Cathy Carlton, Joe Foster, Rebecca Gray, McKerrin Kelly, Jonathan Klein, Miguel Montalvo, Lynn Odell, Phil Ward and Jacqueline Wright along with Noon and DeWan. With words and music by David Bickford. It is an exploration of the Greek plays that encompass the fall of the House of Atreus. Set against the backdrop of the Trojan war the events of the story are seen through the eyes of the one who stayed at home, Clytemnestra. Clyt at Home, created through an ensemble process, pulls from many varied sources ranging from the plays themselves to current headlines which are, in turn, filtered through the personal points of view of each member of the ensemble. Through this process an entirely new theatrical world is created as we follow the journey of Clytemenstra through the events of these stories. The world created in Clyt at Home is one of facade and political spin., as the characters try to hold the power structure together the interior of their lives is in full decay. The country is financially gutted from fighting wars abroad. There is unrest in the streets and the ruling class is in hiding . As the play progresses this facade begins to crack. In Clytemenestra we see a woman born into power, who plays the game of the dutiful political wife in a loveless marriage until the death of her daughter. Something snaps in her and she takes matters into her own hands. We see the journey of a woman, beaten by life, decide to take control of her destiny. She discovers, for the first time, that she has a choice but with that choice comes a cost. Only time will tell if the price is too high.
SHOW DETAILS
2001
Presented by Ghost Road in collaboration with Theatre of N.O.T.E. as a workshop at A.S.K. Theatre Project's Common Ground Festival at UCLA in June 2001 and the premiered at Theatre of N.O.T.E in Hollywood from August 24 - October 6, 2001.
Writer/Director.....................................Katharine Noon Co-Writer...............................................Chris DeWan Words and Music..................................David Bickford Producers...................Joe Foster & Catherine Fletcher Set & Costume Designer.....................Barbara Lempel
		Hugo Armstrong.............................Agamemnon Cathy Carlton............................................Alex Joe Foster.... ...........................................Tess Rebecca Gray.....................................Iphigenia McKerrin Kelly...........................................Meg Jonathan Klein.......................................Horace Miguel Montalvo.....................................Electra Lynn Odell............................................Orestes Phil Ward..........................................Aegisthus Jaqueline Wright............................Clytemnestra

2003
Clyt at Home: The Clytemnestra Project was performed on July 26th and 27th in 2003 at the K O Festival of Performance as part of the Network of Ensemble Theaters (NET)) Conference and Festival at Amherst College in Massachusetts.
The Amherst Production (2003)

Writer/Director...........................Katharine Noon
Co-Writer.....................................Chris DeWan
Words and Music........................David Bickford
Producer........................................Mark Seldis
Stage Manager......................Karin Chamberlain
Costume Designer..........................Sivorn Ouch

Robert Patrick Brink....................Agamemnon
Lynn Odell.............................................Alex
David Bickford........................................Tess
Rebecca Gray..................................Iphigenia
Patty Cornell..........................................Meg
Jonathan Klein....................................Horace
James Brandon...................................Electra
Ronald Wingate, Jr.............................Orestes
Phil Ward........................................Aegisthus
Laura Pruden..............................Clytemnestra