Craig Rich promises those who might think the Greek tragedy “Oedipus Rex” falls under the genre of stuffy classic theater that “We’re going to prove you wrong.” “There’s a lot of action in this play.

Even if you have neither read nor seen Oedipus Rex, it’s likely you know its big twist: Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother. It’s a shocking twist, and it exemplifies the genre of ancient ...

Aug. 16—ANDERSON — Pride, murder, arrogant leaders and a plague may be all too relatable themes of the Alley Theatre's production of "Oedipus Rex." The play, slated to hit the stage at Gray's Park Aug ...

Students will retell the ancient story of Oedipus this weekend in a workshop production based on Ellen McLaughlin’s 2005 adaptation. “Oedipus Rex” is a Greek tragedy by Sophocles first performed ...

Celebrating its 50th anniversary, IRT is taking another look at the classic Oedipus. “The play is a study in leadership, and since we live in a country so riven by opposing views of what constitutes ...

Some of Hollywood’s most respected actors performed “Oedipus Rex” for a global audience of thousands Thursday night – on Zoom. Frances McDormand, John Turturro, Oscar Isaac and others read from the ...

Montaigne, quoting from ancient sources, describes a painting of the sacrifice of Iphigenia. In it, the victim’s father is shown with a veil hanging over his face, as if to say, Montaigne suggests, ...

Luis Alfaro takes “Oedipus Rex” and moves it up a few millennia to the streets of present-day Los Angeles. He calls his new adaptation “Oedipus el Rey,” but a more apt title would be “Oedipus Sex.” ...

President Trump and a detail of "Oedipus and the Sphinx" by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, part of the collection at the Louvre in Paris. (Trump photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images; "Oedipus" image by ...