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"Menekseoglu--who also plays the title role--makes it a small, stunning portrait of power dynamics in a relationship that by turns echoes those between Edward Albee's George and Martha, Orson Welles's Charles and Susan Kane, and Sophocles's Antigone and Creon. Oh, and Jean Cocteau's Belle and Bete, too. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED" --Tony Adler, Chicago Reader

"I am now a fan of Dream Theatre because they do not shy away from being theatrical. I feel there has been a developing trend to create plays that want to be movies, but Dream Theatre embraces the theatrical experience."

"The play has a timeless quality juxtaposing Ancient Greek names and places with contemporary vernacular, and an old time radio feel."

"It is a Herculean achievement (no pun intended) to create a two-person play that never feels over spoken...Courtney Arnett and Jeremy Menekseoglu both gave powerful performances"

"it worked to the production's advantage to have Menekseoglu serve as the writer, director, and actor."

"there is not a bad seat in the house"

"Dream Theatre's mission is to "Leave no member of the audience to feel as a mere spectator, but to be at the very center of the play", and they do just that with the preshow. The performance began from the moment I entered the lobby, and continued until I got to my seat."
-Chris Arnold, Steadstyle Chicago

The Trilogy Continues!
6 years after the tragic events of AGAMEMNON. Electra, Agamemnon’s despised daughter, has been banished to the swamp to work in a soup kitchen caring for pitiful yet vicious wayward Chorus Members. When her long lost simpleton brother suddenly appears, covered in blood and clutching a sword, Electra sees an opportunity to finally rid herself of her lifetime of misery by killing the person she holds responsible: Her mother.

Starring Anna Weiler, With Alicia Reese, Bil Gaines, Giau Truong, Rachel Martindale, Danielle Gennaoui,
Annelise Lawson, Molly Gray, Theresa Neef, Alison Faraj and Jeremy Menekseoglu

May not be appropriate for children under 13.


The Final Chapter: Orestes concludes the story on July 8

SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS NOW AVAILABLE

Dream Theatre 556 W 18th St Chicago, IL 60616
Info Line 773-552-8616

Photos by Giau Truong
Graphic design by Lou Centrella