gore (i want to disappear)

Fringe 2026

gore (i want to disappear)

GREEK TRAGEDY. QUEER FUTURISM. FANFICTION.

Agamemnon kills Artemis’ prize stag. Iphigenia and Cassandra deal with the consequences. Orestes and Pylades go to war. Klytemnestra and Electra weigh revenge as self-care. The Furies drink Gatorade. A contemporary retelling of Aiskolys' THE ORESTEIA written and directed by Elena Belyea.

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SELECT PRESS FOR ELENA BELYEA:

THIS WON'T HURT, I PROMISE
One of four of the 2023 Edmonton Fringe Festivals Official Holdovers.

“Belyea keeps the jokes coming at a lightning-fast pace, mining ... deeply personal experiences for rich laughs". ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ .5” - Edmonton Journal

I DON'T EVEN MISS YOU
"5Ns out of 5... Wow. Run, don’t walk, to see this spectacular show in its tragically limited run. Belyea’s script is an ode to human connection. ... There is deep care and intentionality for every moment on stage. ... Don’t even dare miss this show. I’m serious." - Now Magazine

"A multi-media masterpiece of survival, identity, and loss, I DON'T EVEN MISS YOU is a show you won’t want to miss." - A View from the Box

GENDER? I HARDLY KNOW THEM
"If every funeral was this laugh-out-loud funny we’d dig up the dead three times a week just to bury the bastards again. See this show." ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ - Edmonton Journal

”The sketches in GENDER? I HARDLY KNOW THEM are fast-paced and quick-witted." ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆” - Daze Magazine

MISS KATELYN'S GRADE THREES PREPARE FOR THE INEVITABLE
"This show earns its transformation from laughs to tears as it sinks its teeth into weighty subject matter. By the end, Belyea has made us laugh, terrified us, and tugged at our heartstrings. An A+ show. ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆" - Vue Weekly

SMOKE
“I was in the company of genius ... Belyea is a brilliant dialogue writer.” - Calgary Herald

Plain Language Description

GORE (I WANT TO DISAPPEAR) is an adaptation of the Greek tragedy THE ORESTEIA by the playwright Aiskolys. King Agamemnon kills the goddess Artemis' stag and is forced to make a sacrifice. His family, Iphigenia, Orestes, Electra, and Klytemnestra, are forced to deal with the devastating consequences. Individually and together, they must decide if/how they will let this tragedy define them. Some parts of the play are staged naturalistically (how they might look in real life) with others staged more abstractly (using dance and projections). The actors operate much of the tech from onstage, including lights, video (projections), and sound. The play explores the subjects of war, violence, complicity and love.