Electra and Orestes




ELLEN KELLEY (Clytemnestra) Ellen began her stage career in New York in The Clinic directed by Gene Frankel at the Gene Frankel Theater. A one woman play Stoop written for her by Stephen Holt was performed at the WPA Theater and Westbeth Theater and subsequently filmed. Under the direction of Julie Bovasso at LaMama, Etc. she performed in Standard Safety and The Nothing Kid. At The Off Center Theater she performed in Heaven and Earth translated and directed by the renowned German director Carl Weber. In New York she has also directed Hands by Werner Richards at the Samuel Beckett Theater and The Garden Party at HERE Art Centre SoHo. She directed The Travelers Eye and The Garden written by Adam Sentoni and presented by Hudson Productions, Hoboken, NJ. Film credits include roles in "Pleasantville" with Gale Sondergaard, "An Unmarried Woman" with Jill Clayburgh, and most recently "The Anniversary" directed by Yong Pil Choi.
ZOË MANN (Electra) Zoë is an actress and singer who has been performing for over 8 years. Some recent theatre credits include Carousel (Louise) Les Miserables (Eponine), The Tempest (Caliban) and two particular favorites 3 Love Letters to a Dead Poet and A Stephen Sondheim Review Revue. She has attended The Ted Bardy Acting Studio, as well as Austin Pendelton’s Advanced Scene Study class at HB Studios. She has received extensive acting and vocal training from Adam Sentoni for the past 4 years. Some of Zoë's notable vocal appearances include "The David Letterman Show" (Back up vocals for Regis and Joy Philbin), and "Live at the Cafe Carlyle" with Steve Tyrell (Back up Vocals and Duet). She can also be heard as a featured backing vocalist on B.J.Thomas’ album “Once I Loved,” as well as Alex Amescua's "Alex" CD. She has recorded various jingle and song demos for Deep Diner Music, most notably Activia yogurt. This is Zoë’s first performance in the Greek genre and is beyond thrilled to be working with these breathtaking and professional actors, and most especially with her friend and a true inspiration - actor/writer/director Adam Sentoni. She is so grateful to have had such a supportive cast and family.
WOODROW PROCTOR (Orestes) Woodrow Proctor began his theatrical career in High school. Two of his most notable performances include The Glorious Ones (Flaminio Scala) and The Mystery of Edwin Drood (John Jasper). Woodrow also played one of the lead roles (Orestes) in an adaptation of Electra and Orestes directed by Adam Sentoni, by whom Woodrow has been trained in contemporary, Greek, and Shakespearean acting. Woodrow is now cast in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Sweeney Todd), which is to be performed in the spring of 2012 at The Hudson School in Hoboken, NJ. It should also be said that Woodrow’s enthusiasm for acting is rivaled by neither man nor beast.
ADAM SENTONI (Chorus / Aegisthus / Apollo) Adam's theatre highlights include: On the Eighth Day (David) by Geoffrey Scheer performed in New York City at 59E59 Theatres; 3 Love Letters to a Dead Poet, in which he played 19 characters from Shakespeare, including Richard II & III, Timon, the Duke of York and the Old Lady from Henry VIII; The Garden (Matthew), directed by Ellen Kelley; The Traveler's Eye (The Traveler); Sweeney Todd (Tobias); 42nd Street (Billy Lawlor); and Kennedy's Children (Mark). On film, Adam can be seen in the feature film adaptation of Molière's "Don Juan," (Aleph Motion Pictures) in the role of Sganarelle (the part Molière wrote originally for himself). He was also featured in Andrew Knudsen's short thriller, "Occult: Ghosts of Dunkirk" (Malcome) for NYU/Tisch. Adam directed productions of 3 Love Letters to a Dead Poet; The Glorious Ones; A Stephen Sondheim Review Revue; and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. He studied composition and Early Music at the Mannes College of Music in New York City and currently teaches acting and voice privately, as well as World Music, Music Theory, Music History, and Acting at The Hudson School in Hoboken, NJ.

ELECTRA & ORESTES Music and Adaptation by Adam Sentoni Inspired by Aeschylus' The Choephori (The Libation Bearers), The Eumenides (The Furies), and the two Electra plays by Sophocles and Euripides. Ellen Kelley Zoë Mann Woodrow Proctor Adam Sentoni Directed by Adam Sentoni For more information: Email electra@sentoni.com