Handcart Ensemble ~ Oedipus at Colonus

In a new translation by Eamon Grennan and Rachel Kitzinger

After a lifetime of roaming the earth in blind exile, an aging Oedipus comes upon a grove where he is bestowed with godlike power. Prophecies of this event lead warring factions from the city that once banished Oedipus to compel his return. Oedipus refuses, determined in his final hours to rise above the throes of human strife.

Sophocles’ final, monumental play about loss and resurrection hums to life in this rhythmically deft new translation by Irish poet Eamon Grennan and Rachel Kitzinger.

Location

14th Street Y Theater
344 East 14th Street (between 1st & 2nd Avenues)
New York, NY 10003

Tickets

Tickets cost $18. We recommend buying tickets in advance through SmartTix at 212-868-4444 or smarttix.com. SmartTix is the only way to purchase advance tickets or to buy tickets with a credit card. We will also accept cash at the door on a first-come first-served basis. Please purchase advance tickets. There is no additional service fee for buying advance tickets!

Cast

Ned Butikofer*
Susanna Florence*
Michael Graves*
Peter Judd*
Nick Moran*
Ralph Petrarca*
Emily Rogge*
Laurie Schroeder*
Allison Schubert*
Sarah Shahinian*

Director

Karen Kirkham

Costume Designer

Cherie Cunningham

Set Designer

Tijana Bjelajac

Lighting Designer

David Kniep

Music

Robert Pound

Ass’t Director / Stage Manager

Norah Turnham

* AEA Member. Equity Approved Showcase.

Schedule

Oedipus at Colonus opens Thursday, January 10, 2008. Click to visit SmartTix, our ticketing service. Once there, use the pulldown menu on the left-hand side to select the date and time you want. You can also buy tickets with SmartTix via phone at 212-868-4444.

January 2008
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
6 8:00	7 8:00	8 8:00	9 8:00	10 8:00	11 8:00	12 2:00 8:00*
13 8:00	14 8:00	15 8:00	16 8:00	17 8:00	18 8:00	19 2:00 8:00
20 8:00	21 8:00	22 8:00	23 8:00	24 8:00	25 8:00	26 2:00 8:00

Post-show Discussion

* Post-show discussion with the translators: poet Eamon Grennan (Lenore Marshall Award, 2002) and classicist Rachel Kitzinger.

Script

The print version of Oedipus at Colonus is available at most booksellers, including Amazon.com.