Electra

by Luz Lorenzana Twigg

Electra is devastated when her mother, a successful white feminist Senator & self-appointed leader of the #metoo movement, cancels her father, a human rights advocate, over allegations of cheating and sexual assault. Passionate and full of rage, Electra wrestles with the inheritance of her biracial identity as she plots to exact justice on her mother. An evisceration of cancel culture, this contemporary...

Electra is devastated when her mother, a successful white feminist Senator & self-appointed leader of the #metoo movement, cancels her father, a human rights advocate, over allegations of cheating and sexual assault. Passionate and full of rage, Electra wrestles with the inheritance of her biracial identity as she plots to exact justice on her mother. An evisceration of cancel culture, this contemporary adaptation of Sophocles’ masterpiece asks the question: what do you have left when the deed is done?

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  • Amanda L. Andrei: Electra by Luz Lorenzana Twigg
    “

    It's clear that Electra is a troubled person, whether in Sophocles' rendering of this character, or in Twigg's contemporary take. Twigg brings forth the chaos and torment of this young woman in a new way, shedding light on mixed race kinship relationships, the danger of valuing one parent (or their culture) too much, and mental health/spirituality taken to the extreme. It's jarring and powerful to see taboos on these topics brought to light.

    It's clear that Electra is a troubled person, whether in Sophocles' rendering of this character, or in Twigg's contemporary take. Twigg brings forth the chaos and torment of this young woman in a new way, shedding light on mixed race kinship relationships, the danger of valuing one parent (or their culture) too much, and mental health/spirituality taken to the extreme. It's jarring and powerful to see taboos on these topics brought to light.

    ”
  • Shaun Leisher: Electra by Luz Lorenzana Twigg
    “

    "Nobody has time for complicated truths." Luckily this play DOES have time for them. This is a play about rage and whose rage is deserved. Very faithful to Sophocles and the ancient dramatic form in a way that is fully of the moment. A play I can't wait to see fully developed with an adventurous cast, director and creative team. Twigg joins Luis Alfaro in the conversation about genius playwrights that are breathing ferocious life into the Greeks.

    "Nobody has time for complicated truths." Luckily this play DOES have time for them. This is a play about rage and whose rage is deserved. Very faithful to Sophocles and the ancient dramatic form in a way that is fully of the moment. A play I can't wait to see fully developed with an adventurous cast, director and creative team. Twigg joins Luis Alfaro in the conversation about genius playwrights that are breathing ferocious life into the Greeks.

    ”