Presenters & Advisers
Ashley VandeBogart ‘07
Emanating Electra
Electra is mad. Her mother killed her father because he sacrificed Electra’s sister so the Greek ships could smoothly sail to Troy. Electra is so hurt and angry that she and her brother, Orestes, devise a plan to kill their mother and her lover!
The subject of my research, the Greek tragedy heroine Electra, is seen as the epitome of the angst-ridden teenage girl. But she is so much more than that. She has so much passion, heart, love, resentment, and yes, anger. At the URC, I will bring Electra to life through a series of monologues and scenes from the many plays written about her.
At the end of the show, I will tie all the different emotions together with a scene from a play called “Curse of the Starving Class” written by Sam Shepard. This scene introduces a new Electra character, a little girl named Emma who brings Electra’s angst full circle to live again in someone else.
See Ashley’s portrayal of Electra at the Naked Arts—Creativity Exposed! event on Thursday, April 26, 3:30-6:30 p.m. at the Hennessy Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center.
