This bold new look at the Oresteia cycle is told by each of ancient Greece’s greatest tragedians in a stunning set of translations by critically-acclaimed poet Anne Carson (Autobiography of Red, Decreation). With accessibility, wit, and dazzling morbidity, Anne Carson's AN ORESTEIA is a watershed translation, a death-dance of vengeance and passion not to be missed.

As one of the most important foundational texts in Western civilization, AN ORESTEIA is a cornerstone of our theatrical heritage, a powerful reminder of the essential role of Greek culture in shaping the arts within our democratic justice system.

PART 1 of the production will feature AGAMEMNON by Aeschylus and ELECTRA by Sophocles, directed by Brian Kulick and Gisela Cardenas respectively. Part 2 will comprise ORESTES by Euripides, directed by Paul Lazar and choreographed by Annie B-Parson.

Performances will be held from Mar. 22 to Apr. 19, PART 1: Tues & Thurs at 8:00 p.m., PART 2: Wed & Fri at 8:00 p.m. and MARATHONS: Sat & Sun at 3:00 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased by phone, 212-352-3101 (toll-free 866-811-4111) or in person CSC Box Office, 136 East 13th Street, Monday-Friday 12:00 – 6:00 p.m.

CLASSIC STAGE COMPANY is the award-winning off-Broadway theatre committed to re-imagining the classical repertory for a contemporary American audience. Brian Kulick is the Artistic Director and Jessica R. Jenen the Executive Director.

The story, an adaptation of Gianni Skaragas’ novel Prime Numbers, poses the question: What is real, and what is not? Can you change destiny at someone else’s expense?

Eddie is a writer in LA. His latest manuscript is about a novelist who watched his characters come alive and tries to kill them. His agent asks him to change the ending, especially the detail that his lead role suffers from amnesia. After he's drunk and unwilling to make any change in his draft, he drives through the city and has an accident. When he opens his eyes, however, everything's changed. Eddie finds himself somehow mysteriously transported in Tijuana, in an isolated motel where a storm traps him with a strange group of people; Oedipus, a math genius, Medea, a runaway Midwest wife, (who was rescued by an American soldier during the war in Iraq), Julietta, a local young pharmacist, Ms. Gautier, a Las Vegas star has-been, and finally Cain, the landlord. They seem to share a secret, hiding from the rest of the world but Eddie has something else to worry about; he cannot remember a thing about his past. His only recollection is that he is a writer. The only evidence left is a military dog-tag around his neck and his manuscript which is gone. Eddie has a crush on Julietta but before he is about to show her his feelings, he finds his lost manuscript and realizes that the five of them are the characters he was writing about. Now, he has to kill them before they kill him.

“Prime Numbers” is Directed by Fotini Baxevani, with participating actors Tereza Grimani, Kalliope Koutelos, Stephen Lundberg, Ceasar Nixon, Stacy Salvette and Andreas Tselepos. Set & Costume Designer is by Ellie Papageorgakopoulou, original music by Petros Sakelliou, lighting designer is Orfeas Emirzas and Vocal Coach Christos Alexandrou.

Performances are taking place at the intimate but versatile space of the Greek Cultural Center (27-18 Ηοyt Avenue South, Astoria, NY, tel. 718 726-7329)