Poets' Theatre Will Perform Alfred's "Agamemnon" Tonight

Tonight the Poets' Theatre premieres "Agamemnon" by William Alfred teaching fellow in English at Sanders Theatre.

Produced by Lyon Phelps '46 and directed by the wife of Law School professor Mark DeWolfe Howe'28, the verse drama opens at 8:30 p.m. and ends its run tomorrow night.

In the play will be two undergraduates P. Michael Mabry '53 and Donald O. Stewart '53, two teaching fellows, Robert F. Rockman and Joseph D. Everingham, as well as several graduates Elizabeth Richards '53 plays Cassandra.

Based on the Greek Agamemnon theme the drama consists largely of reading in the 18 characters and contains little action.