Oedipus

Oedipus el Rey " the director's point of view by Hunter Styles

Michael John Garcés is the Artistic Director of Cornerstone Theater Company in Los Angeles, where he has both written and directed productions that explore diversity, community, and shared …

Oedipus " review by Lyn Gardner

Liverpool PlayhouseSophocles's Oedipus may be 2,500 years old, but Steven Berkoff's version looks as if it got stuck, theatrically, in the 1970s. That's not to say it isn't a striking evenin…

Theater review: 'Oedipus el Rey' at Woolly Mammoth

Theater review: 'Oedipus el Rey' at Woolly Mammoth

Oedipus el Rey by Hunter Styles

We can never seem to outrun our fate, but the exercise does us good. The quest of Oedipus is a futile one — to steer clear of the prophecy decreeing he will one day kill his father and…

"Oedipus El Rey" wins the 2010 Will Glickman Award. by Karen D'Souza

Luis Alfaro's smoldering “Oedipus El Rey” is the winner of the 2010 Will Glickman Award. Sophocles goes to the barrio in this lusty gangland soap opera which electrifies Greek tr…

Theater Review | 'What She Knew': Oedipus' Mom Explains It All to You by Rachel Saltz

In George Hunka's "What She Knew" at Manhattan Theater Source, Jocasta holds forth about blood, pestilence and sex.

Luis Alfaro's Oedipus el Rey: Chicano Prison Twist Earns 7 Ovation Nominations by Stephanie Jones

LA Stage Alliance recently announced its 2009-2010 Ovation Award nominees, bestowing seven nominations on The Theatre @ Boston Court's world premiere of accomplished playwright Luis Alfaro's…

Report: Pacino, Wiest to Give Dishy Oedipus Readings, Nov. 10-24 in NYC