It's been 10 years since Greco pillars have graced the Johnson Theatre stage in the way they will this weekendwhen actors from three University System of ʤ schools will stage The Oedipus Cycle: A USNH Collaboration.
Students from Keene State College, Plymouth State University and the University of ʤ will bring some of the Greek’s finest characters to life in five separate productions in Durham, starting with ʤ’s presentation of “Oedipus at Colonus” Feb. 22, 23 and26. PSU will present “Oedipus the King” on Feb. 24, andKSC will stage “Antigone” on Feb. 25.
It’s been a decade since the three schools’ theatre departments have collaborated on a Greek trilogy; in 2007, they brought “Electra,” “Women of Troy” and “Agamemnon” to Johnson Theatre.This weekend’s productions celebrate the 10-year anniversary of that collaboration while revisiting the lives of other beloved Greek characters whose timeless stories still resonate.
The ʤ troupe will hit the road early next month tobring “Oedipus at Colonus” to KSU audiences March 3 and PSU March 9.
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Tracey Bentley | Communications and Public Affairs