Mourning Becomes Electra 96-97

Inspired by Aeschylus’s Oresteia, America’s greatest playwright sets this trilogy of plays—Homecoming, The Hunted, and The Haunted—in the American Civil War. In a tragic tale of murder and incest, the Mannon family takes a spiritual journey through sin, penitence and redemption. The London Times called it “O’Neill’s masterpiece” and critic John Mason Brown said the play moved “with the white heat of tragedy.”

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Ted van Griethuysen
Brigadier General Ezra Mannon

Franchelle Stewart Dorn
Christine

Kelly McGillis
Lavinia

Robert Sella
Orin

Brett Porter
Captain Adam Brant

Lee Mark Nelson
Captain Peter Niles

Michelle O’Neill
Hazel Niles

Emery Battis
Seth Beckwith

David Sabin/Richard Pelzman
Amos Ames

Judithann Simmons
Louisa

Jennifer Mendenhall
Minnie

Glenn Evans
Josiah Borden

Judithann Simmons
Emma Borden

Donald Neal
Reverend Everett Hills

Jennifer Mendenhall
Mrs. Hills

Ralph Cosham
Dr. Joseph Blake

David Sabin/Richard Pelzman
The Chanryman

Ralph Cosham
Ira Mackel

Glenn Evans
Abner Small
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Michael Kahn
Director

Ming Cho Lee
Set Designer

Jane Greenwood
Costume Designer

Howell Binkley
Lighting Designer

Adam Wernick
Composer

Sarah Felder
Vocal Consultant

Ethan McSweeny
Assistant Director

Pat Hodge
Stage Manager

Randy Engels
Production Manager

Stuart Howard and Amy Schecter
Casting Directors
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