Electra

Villanova Theatre
800 E. Lancaster Avenue Villanova

Following the murder of her father at the hands of her mother, Electra lives in exile, gripped by a furious desire to avenge his death. When her brother Orestes returns to claim the throne as its rightful heir, a tragedy of sacrifice, betrayal and assassination ignites the stage in this action-packed re-telling of the ancient Greek drama. The New York Times calls Frank McGuinness' Electra "soul-satisfying drama at its most passionately, intensely alive." Directed by the head of Villanova University's Theatre Department Father David Cregan, a bitter and bloody story unfolds, offering a tale as old as time and as shocking as today's headlines.