February 12-14, 18-20 1999

The myth of Oedipus, the ill-fated king of Thebes who unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother, provided Sophocles with material for three great tragedies: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone. Experience the most famous of all tragedies in an edited two hour adaptation that makes classical drama as relevant to our lives as the six-o'clock news.