Students take on tragedy of 'Electra'

Greek tragedy comes to Havre this week as Havre High School students put on their presentation of Sophocles' "Electra."

"It's a dynamic performance - lots of energy," said HHS English teacher and director Jay Pyette, who adapted the play from an English translation of the ancient Greek play.

Written in the fifth century B.C., the play follows Electra's efforts to get revenge for the death of her father, Agamemnon. There's just one problem: Electra's mother did the deed.

The play, which features both the tortured family dynamics and the stately emotional gravity that are typical of Greek drama,...