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OEDIPUS REX and QUEER IN THE USA  ALL-MALE OEDIPUS REX "EXACTLY AS SOPHOCLES INTENDED IT" A VIBRANT RENDITION OF THE ANCIENT GREEK CLASSIC PERFORMED THROUGHOUT NEW YORK The Greeks, like us, knew that Oedipus was going to gouge his eyes out, even before the play began. And yet they still came out in droves. Come see what all the fuss was about as The Faux-Real Theatre Company brings their Dionysian depiction of OEDIPUS to parks and venues throughout New York. With a cast of 12 utilizing the performance techniques of the ancient Greeks, Faux-Real presents a "traditional" rendition of Sophocles' OEDIPUS REX that says "what was considered traditional 2400 years ago is off-the-hook today." History tells us that 2400 years ago the Greeks performed in brightly colored wigs, fantastical costumes, and masks that acted as megaphones. Incorporating the colorful aesthetic of these ancient performances and utilizing a broad physical style of acting powered by live music, songs and dancing, ALL-MALE OEDIPUS REX looks beyond the "fate versus free will" interpretations of this classic, to explore the alluring underbelly of this primal text. Their heightened approach reveals what is terrifying and vital in this most tragic of tragedies, enhancing the story's power to roil our subconscious and to awaken the heroes within. Company Director Mark Greenfield contends that he has "been contacted directly by the Ghost of Sophocles who has given him very specific instructions" and that this production is being performed "exactly as Sophocles intended." Who knows... maybe the ghost of Sophocles will appear at the show! | ||||||
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Directed by Mark Greenfield Assistant Directed by Alessandra DeMeo Masks by Lynda White Costumes by Constance Tarbox with Sylva Havrankova Stage Managed by Sylva Havrankova STARRING... (in alphabetical order) Jaime Carrillo |
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Theater 80 at St. Marks Place (as part of the HOWL festival) Saturday 9/11 & Sunday 9/12 @ 8 PM Tickets: $10 (a benefit for the Actors Fund) Reservations: CLICK HERE OUTDOORS Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn (North West Corner at bottom of stairs) Saturday 9/11 & Sunday 9/12 @ 2 PM Tickets: FREE Reservations: Just show up! East River Amphitheater in Manhattan Saturday 9/18 & Sunday 9/19 @ 2 PM Tickets: FREE Reservations: Just show up! Roosevelt Island Amphitheater (as part of the Fall for Arts Festival) Saturday 10/2 & Sunday 10/3 @ 2 PM Tickets: FREE Reservations: Just show up! For more info email fauxrealtheatre@aol.com or call 917.687.4998. |  | |||||
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READ MORE ABOUT THE SHOW! Review From Yellow Springs News About Antioch College Workshop Production Preview From Antioch College Workshop Production Blog From Yellow Springs News About Antioch College Workshop Production |
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QUEER IN THE U.S.A. Written and Performed by Manuel Simons Directed by Chrissy Moore Johnny, a 14 year-old boy from Freehold, New Jersey, hungers to follow in the footsteps of his hero Bruce Springsteen. Johnny, however, is made cruelly aware that his high-pitched soprano voice sounds more like Celine Dion or Barbra Streisand. He struggles against homophobia at school, even while his own sense of identity is uncertain. Facing brutal rejection from the Freehold High School Glee Club, Johnny sets off for New York City, where lovers, rockers, and Gypsies challenge him to embrace his queerness. He retraces Springsteen's early career footsteps, hoping to mold himself into the image of his rock god. Does he have what it takes to rock like The Boss? Find out at www.QueerInTheUSA.com Capital Fringe Festival Goethe Institut - Mainstage 812 7th Street NW corner of I Street NW) Metrorail: Red, Yellow or Green line to Gallery Pl/Chinatown (7th and H St. Exit). Directions available by phone at 202.289.1200 or web at www.goethe.de/ins/us/was/knt/anf/enindex.htm Saturday, July 17th - 11:00 am Sunday, July 18th - 5:00 pm Thursday, July 22th - 10:00 pm Friday, July 23rd - 11:00 pm Sunday, July 25th - 7:00 pm capitalfringe.com, 866.811.4111, or at box office tickets $15 Camden Fringe Festival Thu 12 Aug 2010, 10:30pm Etcetera Theatre Fri 13 Aug 2010, 10:30pm Etcetera Theatre Sat 14 Aug 2010, 10:30pm Etcetera Theatre Sun 15 Aug 2010, 10:30pm Etcetera Theatre San Francisco Fringe Festival EXIT Theatre 156 Eddy Street, SF Click for DIRECTIONS and TICKETS. WED SEPT 15 9:00 PM THU SEPT 16 7:00 PM SAT SEPT 18 1:00 PM SAT SEPT 18 8:30 PM SUN SEPT 19 6:00 PM SUN SEPT 19 7:30 PM |
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