Agamemnon, king of Argos (Tom Woodward), has a problem. His brother Menelaus (Nicholas Sweeney) has been made a cuckold, with his sister-in-law, the beguiling Helen, spirited to Troy.

Starting with the bare bones of the Agamemnon and Clytemnestra story, Noon, DeWan, and the ensemble have created a contemporary first lady's-eye view of what really went down in that royal household.

Agamemnon (the intense Justin Verstraete, who also plays Orestes) is such a misogynistic brute that for a time we're cheering for his wife, Clytemnestra (the angry Sarah Duncan) and her lesbian ...

Agamemnon and His Daughters, adapted from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides by Kenneth Cavander. Directed by Molly Smith. Approximately three hours.

The children of Agamemnon hug and kiss and talk and treasure silence with each other. Nevertheless, Electra tells Orestes he has to kill Aegisthos and Clytemnestra.

“Agamemnon” tells of the return of the mightiest Greek king, Agamemnon, to his home in Greece from the war in Troy and of his murder there by his wife, Clytemnestra.

When Aegisthus bends Clytemnestra backward over the throne to urge her to take up the ax and kill Agamemnon, the large, gold weapon on the floor seems to mold to her grasp.

Clytemnestra and Aegisthus ruled Argos while Agamemnon was at Troy, where the war went on for ten years. The Greeks captured and looted the city, divided the treasure and sailed for home.

Twitter @ChrisJonesTrib ‘Agamemnon’ – 2.5 stars When: Through Dec. 6 Where: Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave. Running time: 90 minutes Tickets: $45-$65 at 773-752-4473 or courttheatre.org ...