INTERVIEW: Greek tragedy gets modern retelling in UNCW’s “The Reunion in Tauris”

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The UNCW Department of Theatre will stage “The Reunion in Tauris,” a modern retelling of Euripides’ classic story about two siblings trying to escape their family’s legacy of violence.

“Journey to the mythical land of Tauris where Iphigenia and Orestes battle fickle deities and a tyrannical king in one last attempt to end the cycle of killing,” UNCW’s event website states.

Performances will be held Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 15 at 2 p.m., Nov. 19 to Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 22 at 2 p.m.

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Watch the full interview at the top of this story.