Oedipus at Colonus
Sophocles
Directed by Sandra Shotwell
September 20, 21. 27. 28. 2003
Performances begin at 9am
Dee Glen Smith Athletic
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Oedipus at Colonus
is the climax of Sophocles' masterpiece "Theban cycle."
Last year's Classical Greek Theatre Festival play, Oedipus the King
ended when Oedipus, who had been distraught at discovering that
it was he who murdered his father and unknowingly married his mother,
had blinded himself. Disgraced, he wanders throughout Greece with
his daughter, Antigone. In Oedipus at Colonus, Oedipus regains his
dignity and heroic stature. As his final resting place is sought,
he is vied for as a talisman and protector by his son and the kings
of Athens and Thebes. Spectacular original music and song by Tasos
Stylianou and dance by Michael J. Eger engage and carry us through
this classic story to its mysterious, tragic, and yet joyous conclusion.
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