Aeschylus' Agamemnon (2008)
UCL Bloomsbury Theatre
Aeschylus' Agamemnon (2004)
John Jay Theatre, NY
Aeschylus' The Persians (2006)
Shakespear Theatre Company, Washington DC
"The whole world, as we experience it visually, comes to us through the mystic realm of color". This comment, made by an artist named Hans Hofmann sums up exactly what these photos depict for each production they represent. No matter what time period the play was produced, the colors used on stage set the tone and atmosphere from the first look at these photos. Every play ever written can be interpreted differently by every director. Each director has a choice of where to take the show. These productions caught on each photo show just how strongly the lights and colors influence the mood and setting portrayed. After scanning several photos of a single play produced in different locations and different times this becomes even clearer. Its amazing how changing the tone seems to change the play itself; but that is exactly what each of these photos prove. It is the same with movie posters in modern day film. The colors used depict what type of show the movie is going to be. This observation can be true for ancient greek theatre put on modern stage, film, and television. In some photos a certain play written by Sopocles may be done in a traditional stage play aspect, but in others it may be interpreted by dance. These photos give the audience some idea of what was shown or what they might go and see in the future. Regardless of when the play was put on stage or when it was written. The words remain the same and the story has a beginning and a certain end. How the journey is done can be different each time, and these photos show that with an undeniable excitement.
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