FEBRUARY 2008
Oedipus El Rey

From Oedipus the King by Sophocles adapted by LUIS ALFARO
directed by JON LAWRENCE RIVERA

The Villa Theatre Lab presents the Playwrights' Arena workshop production

set design by John H. Binkley
lighting design by Jeremy Pivnick
sound design by Bob Blackburn
costume design by Elizabeth Huffman
dramaturg by Christopher Breyer
assistant directed by Dave Mason
casting director Raul Clayton Staggs
fight Coordinator Edgar Landa
stage manager Andrea Iovino
producer Diane Levine

starring
Daniel Chacon
Marlene Forte
Justin Huen
Michael Manuel
Javi Mulero
Bobby Plasencia
Winston J. Rocha
Geno Silva

Playwright Luis Alfaro, recipient of a 1997 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, and director Jon Lawrence Rivera present a contemporary adaptation of Sophocles' classic play "Oedipus Rex."  In this version, the 'kingdoms' are California's state prisons, and the new rulers of the land have been released to their territories on good behavior. On parole is Oedipus El Rey, who is trying to overcome his nobility and escape his fate, while a chorus of inmates awaits his return. The word on the street is not good, but great love can overcome all weakness.

Friday, February 15, 2008, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, Februay 16, 2008, 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 17, 2008, 3:00 p.m.

Auditorium, The Getty Villa

Copyright 2008 Playwrights' Arena

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