458 results for ""Oedipus""
There's a certain discomfort and sharpness, a sense of reaching beyond the limitations of merely making "good" theatre, that filled me with relief when I was watching On the Miscon…
Without question, the most sizzling show of the summer season has been Victory Gardens Theater's production of "Oedipus el Rey," Luis Alfaro's brilliantly realized Los Angeles gangland reinv…
GREEK TRAGEDY IN THE 'HOOD Luis Alfaro's slant on the Oedipus myth is at no point more transparent than the opening of his play, when several Latinos in orange jumpsuits sit behind bars, nod…
I saw two shows over the last few days that had me and many of those around me on the edge of our seats. Director Chay Yew's production of Luis Alfaro's "Oedipus el Rey" at the Victory Garde…
Chay Yew is the best thing that's happened to Chicago theater in years. His first complete year as Artistic Director of Victory Gardens has been nothing short of electrifying, with *Oedipus …
OEDIPUSÂ REX POTENTLY UPDATEDÂ TO THE BARRIO Oedipus El Rey is Luis Alfaro's vision of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex seen through the prism of modern Latino life, specifically gang culture as i…
THEATER REVIEW: "Oedipus el Rey" at the Victory Gardens Theater ★★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Oedipus el Rey" at the Victory Gardens Theater ★★★★ ...…
Last week, the Goodman Theatre resigned itself to the news director Robert Falls' production of "The Iceman Cometh" was not going to Broadway. The combination of the show's long running time…
Victory Gardens has announced casting for its upcoming production of Luis Alfaro's Oedipus el Rey, to run June 29-July 29 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater. Chay Yew will direct.…
WHEN Mike Nichols had his dazzling comedy act with Elaine May, one of their sketches began with a Jewish mother calling her son and saying, "Hello, this is your mother, do you remember me?"
The Troubadours once again create hilarity, this time mixing Greek tragedy with the songs of Elvis Presley.
The Pearl Theatre Company opens its season with this ambitious if flawed condensation of Sophocles' trio of Greek tragedies.
The Five Lesbian Brothers' re-working of the Oedipus myth is both funny and tragic, inspiring pity, fear -- and a lot of laughter.
The new musical Oedipus for Kids will have two regional productions prior to an anticipated Off-Broadway run.
Featuring a book by Gil Varod, Robert J. Saferstein, and Kimberly Patterson, mu…
Steven Berkoff's utterly distinctive new version of the Sophocles tragedy is like a well-oiled machine grinding towards death and destruction. Berkoff himself plays Creon, taking control as …
Victory Gardens Theatre's 2011-12 season in Chicago will be completed by Ameriville, written and performed by Universes, and Oedipus el Rey by Luis Alfaro.
Victory Gardens has announced two new productions for its previously reported 2011-2012 season. In addition, What We're Up Against by Theresa Rebeck, has been replaced due to scheduling…
If you are lucky enough to live in Phoenix, AZ or Orlando, FL, you should make a point to catch one of two productions of my musical OEDIPUS FOR KIDS that will be playing.I love what they've…
Steven Berkoff always attracts a strong Edinburgh following, and the crowds are going wild for his distinctly powerful new version of Oedipus – seen earlier this year at the Liverpool …
The Faux-Real Theatre Company has announced casting for All-Male Oedipus Rex, to be performed September 11 and 12 at 8pm at Theatre 80 as part of the Howl! Arts Project. Mark Greenfield wil…
Here’s an audition notice from Renegade Theater: Audition Notice:Â Oedipus for Kids! Renegade Theater, Inc. is seeking performers for their musical comedy to be presented as a late …
In the middle of its season devoted to operatic investigation of stories from classical myth, Opera Theater arrives at "The Gospel at Colonus," a modern African-American re-telling of the an…
