For years now, Clytemnestra has been BIOS performing Daughter of Tyndareus and It’s been a challenging role for Leda, (King and Queen of Sparta), sister Aegisthus to play both grandson of Helen, and wife of Agamemnon. and son of Thyestes (as a result of Devoted and devastated mother of four - Thyestes indiscretions with his own Orestes, Electra, Iphigenia, and daughter, Pelopia), and to co-star as Chrysothemis - Clytemnestra is known Clytemnestra’s lover. Abandoned by for her ability to mercurially shift from the Thyestes and Pelopia in shame, role of weak and submissive to Aegisthus was raised by shepherds and ruthless and manipulative. During suckled by a goat until his uncle Atreus, Agamemnon’s ten-year absence leading enemy of Thyestes, took him in. the Greek army during the Trojan war, Atreus, as the biological father of both Clytemnestra took Aegisthus as a lover. Agamemnon and Menelaeus, eventually Clytemnestra performs her role as asks Aegisthus to kill Thyestes, but instead, “Murderous Wife” upon Agamemnon’s Thyestes convinces Aegi to kill Atreus returning, stabbing him in a bathtub with due to Atreus’ little indiscretion of a knife. Eight years later, Orestes, helped serving the flesh of Thyestes’ first two sons by Electra, kills both Clytemnestra and to Thyestes himself. Predictably, with all Aegisthus, ending Clytemnestra’s reign this long-standing bad family blood, and as the “Quintessential Queen of Ancient some miscellaneous rueful indiscretions, Greece.” Clytemnestra would like to Agamemnon and Aegisthus don’t get along, thank Martha Graham for her support on stage or off. and understanding. Agamemnon, “the Very Steadfast,” Helen, daughter of Leda, Queen was the commander-in-chief during the of Sparta, and Zeus, is the sister of Trojan War and killed at least 15 by his Clytemnestra, wife of Menelaus, and has own bravery, gallantry and sword even after loved playing the part “Most Beautiful alienating Achilles by stealing his Woman of Troy” for ages, never tiring of girl, Briseis. Agamemnon also scored the role. Helen, “the face that launched a Cassandra as part of his conquests before thousand ships,” was promised to Paris by returning home to celebrate the victory. Aphrodite, thus initiating the Trojan War. Agamemnon would like to thank the gods, Helen is happy that upon the subsequent especially Artemis for the “winning wind” victory of the Greeks and Paris’ death, that set sail towards the trojan war, (totally she eventually reconciles with Menelaus, worth the sacrifices he had to make of leading her down a road to interpersonal his daughter, Iphigenia), his parents, happiness. Helen would like to thank her King Atreus and Queen Aerope, for stylist, Janice Benning.. their examples of “loyalty,” and his children, Orestes and Electra, for Penelope is thrilled to be a part of the avenging his murder. On the Boards premiere of Phone Homer. As the daughter of Icarius, and a cousin studio art from the University of Colorado of Clytemnestra, Penelope is grateful for at Boulder. He currently resides in Denver, her supporting role in this production. Colorado, as artist, collaborator, and Despite having had many suitors, Penelope adjunct instructor at University of Colorado faithfully awaited the return of her at Boulder and Rocky Mountain College of husband, Odysseus, during his twenty-year Art and design. absence (ten years during at the siege of Priscilla Cohan received her Bachelor Troy and ten years in his wanderings of Fine Art from University of Colorado afterwards). Critics loved her in her longest- in Studio Ceramics. Her work in the theater running role as “the Devoted Wife” in includes performances in Richard Goulis’ “How to Weave your Way out of a One Block, and as a puppet in Jainie Geisers’ Night Stand,” where her character claimed Evidence of Floods, House of Birds by George that she would not remarry until she Peters and Melanie Walker, and in The finished weaving a shroud for Odysseus’ Adventures of Zimmo!, a 5 DVD for father, Laertes, that she unraveled each children. Her contributions to stage sets night. As a symbol of connubial fidelity, include, Hey, Stop That! written and Penelope is pleased that, night after night, directed by Thalia Field, The Rise and Fall she can provide a shining example of of Pirate Jenny by Ethelyn Friend and Gifts marital faithfulness for Clytemnestra and from Unknown Islands by Mark McCoin. her audiences world wide. She is a long time collaborator with Max Bernstein was born in Buffalo, NY Michelle Ellsworth and has created where he received his BA in Media Study, sculpture, machines and objects for several with a production concentration from the productions with Michelle for 10 years. University at Buffalo. Bernstein’s work Ann Ellsworth is a struggling co-writer, meanders through the liminal spaces the solo horn player for the Grammy- between cinema, theater, sculpture, nominated Absolute Ensemble, and has performance, and media, arriving at been a member of the Esbjerg Ensemble, interdisciplinary experiences. Through his Manhattan Brass, Baltimore Opera, explorations, Bernstein attempts to make Phoenix Symphony, and Philharmonica transparent the importance of the dynamic del Bajio. An active soloist and chamber relationship between subject and spectator, musician, Ms. Ellsworth has performed illustrated by philosophies of subjective on several continents and can be heard in idealism, existential ontology, and the numerous recordings, film and television theater of the absurd. Bernstein is also scores, and radio broadcasts. Ms. Ellsworth interested in contending with the attended the Eastman and Juilliard Schools, limitations and problems of presentation with further study in Oslo, Norway and and representation, which are inherent to St. Petersburg, Russia. She has held faculty moving image and other forms of projected positions at numerous schools in the New work. Max received his MFA in film and York City area and joined the Stony Brook faculty in September 2009. Ann has been World Tours. Assistant Professor of collaborating with Michelle Ellsworth since Costume Design at the University of 1976. Colorado, Boulder. Michelle Ellsworth makes solo Satchel Spencer is a video maker, web performance work, performable websites, programmer, photographer, and traceur. drawings, and videos. She was awarded the His work has been performed at Juilliard, USA Artists Knight Fellowship for 2011. the New School, Denver Museum of She has performed at Diverseworks, Dance Contemporary Art, and Dance Theatre Theater Workshop, Jacob’s Pillow, On the Workshop. Satchel has been collaborating Boards, and Brown University. Her draw- with Michelle Ellsworth since 1994. ings, spreadsheets, and scripts have been This summer, Spencer and Ellsworth will published in CHAIN and her screen be making a documentary on Parkour in dances have been seen around Europe and London. throughout the U.S. Ellsworth is currently J P Osnes has served as a production working on a 7-inch recording with designer and manager for a wide variety drummer Sean Meehan. of performers dating back to 1983. Markas Henry (Costume Designer) Highlights include lighting Wynton Scenic and Costume Designs: New York: Marsalis’ pre-Grammy tour, arranging The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Old sanctified hosts for Pope John Paul II, Wicked Songs, The Complete Works of William showering chocolate sauce off of Karen Shakespeare (Abridged), After the Rain, The Last Finley, designing sets for Bizet’s Carmen and Session, Listen to My Heart - the Songs of David marveling over an amazing pasta shrimp Friedman, Escape From Pterodactyl Island and salad with Lou Reed. He has a deep and Blood on the Dining Room Floor. Regional: abiding love for any performer who makes Curious Theatre, Theatre Aspen, Opera a new path. Colorado, The Old Globe, Geffen Tara Rynders is an international Playhouse, Yale Dramat, Opera Co. of video dance artist who layers performance, North Carolina, and Westport Country remixed sound scores, and site- specific Playhouse. Broadway: Thouroughly Modern performance. Rynders graduated from Millie, The Life, Grease, Busker’s Alley, The CU Boulder with her M.F.A. in dance and Tempest, Saint Joan and Beauty and the Beast. interdisciplinary performance. Rynders, Film: Elf, I’m With Lucy, Fled and Leading a former Platteforum artist-in- residence, Ladies. Since 1991, Resident Designer for is the artistic director of “you & me” and The Barrow Group (Drama Desk Award has been commissioned to screen her video Best Company and Nomination of work internationally through Europe, the Outstanding Production for Pentecost). USA and Mexico. Rynders has performed Briefly, Costume Designer for the soap at The Denver Art Museum, The Garage, opera Another World. Costume Producer: San Francisco, Cholula, MX, The Boulder Britney Spear’s 2001 and 2004 US and Museum of Contemporary Art, The Boulder Fringe Festival, The Atlas Black Box Theatre and The Nevada Art Museum. Rynders is also an ER nurse who appreciates the intimate moments that occur daily with patients and families she has just met. Rynders considers it one of the highest honors to perform alongside Michelle Ellsworth. She is truly grateful for this woman, her art and her movement. Dave Willey is a multi-instrumentalist, dance accompanist, producer, engineer and and composer. He leads the group Hamster Theatre, and is the bassist for Thinking Plague, both of whom have released numerous cd’s on the Cuneiform label, and both of whom have played many festivals in the U.S. and in Europe. He has recorded many scores for dance for area choreographers Nancy Smith, Onye Ozuzu, Deborah Reshotko, Michelle Ellsworth and many others. He has co-produced cd’s with Lorna Hunt, Henry Winters, Veelah, and Jesse Manley. His latest solo cd, “Immeasurable Currents” was released in 2011 on the Italian AltRock label. He is currently performing in the area with Julie Monley and Frederic DesMoulins, The Glenn Taylor Orchestra, Veelah, MIME, The Corvettes, The Dexter Payne Quartet, The Amelie Trio, and Hamster Theatre.