{"id":3099,"date":"2011-11-28T19:38:13","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T00:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=3099"},"modified":"2011-11-28T19:38:13","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T00:38:13","slug":"electra-brief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/3099","title":{"rendered":"Electra Brief"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Claire De Roin–<\/strong><\/p>\n

Morningside students put on a rendition of Electra<\/em> by Sophocles that ran from the 17-20th of November.<\/p>\n

The audience sat on the edge of their seats as Athena Riesenberg delivered her lines Saturday night in Klinger-Neal. Not a sound could be heard but her heartfelt monologue.<\/p>\n

Electra<\/em>, an adapted Greek tragedy, follows the emotional revelations of Electra, the daughter of a man murdered by his wife. Electra has sworn to avenge her father and is waiting for her exiled brother Orestes to return to aid her in her revenge.<\/p>\n

Athena Riesenberg played the title role. \u201cI loved playing Electra! It was the most challenging role I’ve had so far,\u201d she says. \u201cElectra is a discarded woman. She has been grieving her murdered father for 20 years. No matter how emotionally extreme, she is determined and strong, and I love playing strong women.\u201d<\/p>\n

The play had a few modern twists thrown in. Audiences were delighted at the modern-day costumes thrown in, and gasped and giggled when a character pulled out a pistol during a knife fight.<\/p>\n

Riesenberg, a senior, will graduate in December. \u201cElectra is my last play in college. I’ve never really cared for the term ‘bittersweet’, but I think I finally get it. I’m so grateful for the Morningside College Department of Theatre and Dance faculty members I’ve worked with over the last 4 years and the wonderful friends I’ve made in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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