Monday, January 24, 2011

Tucson: Borderlands Theater presents OEDIPUS EL REY

 

From: Eva Tessler [mailto:wetborderdog@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 9:46 AM
Subject: Borderlands Theater Press Release OEDIPUS EL REY

 

BORDERLANDS THEATER

Press Release

For Immediate Release

Contact: Eva Tessler                                                                      2/18/11

Wetborderdog@hotmail

 

BORDERLANDS THEATER TO PRESENT “OEDIPUS EL REY” BY LUIS ALFARO. FEBRUARY 17-MARCH 6TH. ZUZI’S THEATER,738 N. 5TH AVENUE.

A Chicano recast of Sophocles’ masterpiece by McArthur Foundation Fellow Luis Alfaro.  In Alfaro’s reimaging of the Greek tragedy, Oedipus, who’s been raised in a California prison, is carried by “el destino” to an unavoidable appointment down California’s dusty Highway 99 and later into a lonely widow’s bed.  Poetic, brutal and raw, Oedipus el Rey is an electrifying and unforgettable myth for the modern age! Directed by Eva Tessler.

“Oedipus” is part of ANCIENT VOICES, MODERN ECHOES: that includes performances, readings, discussions and films presented by Borderlands Theater in association with The University of Arizona College of Humanities, Spanish and Portuguese, and Classics Department.   

 

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE AND TICKET INFORMATION

Preview February 17 •  7:30pm

$17 General, $15 Senior, $10 Student

Opening Night Celebración: February 18  •  7:30pm 

$22 General & Senior, $10.75 Student - Opening Night Celebración:

with postres, plus meet and greet the playwright and actors

Regular Performances:  February 19, 25, 26 and March 3, 4, 5  •  7:30pm

$19.75 General, $17.75 Senior, $10.75 Student

Sunday Matinee:  February 27 and March 6  •  2pm

$19.75 General, $17.75 Senior, $10.75 Student RESERVATIONS: 520-882-7406

BORDERLANDS THEATER with The Rogue Theater   Present

OEDIPUS THE KING  By Sophocles

Directed by Laura Lippman

 

Staged Reading with Lecture by UofA Professor Mike Lippman: 

The Rogue Theater - February 13, 2pm

$10 General & Senior, $5 Student & Borderlands/The Rogue Season Subscribers 

Tickets at door only – The Rogue Theater:  300 East University Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85705. 

Please call for more information (520) 344-8715

 

Staged Scenes with Discussion and Workshop on Understanding Tragedy in the Modern World

Zuzi’s Theater - February 20, 2pm

$10 General & Senior, $5 Student & Borderlands/The Rogue Season Subscribers

 

Borderlands theater Box OFFICE – (12noon-5pm Monday – Friday) 40 W. Broadway Blvd.  Tucson, Arizona 85701.  (520) 882-7406, boxoffice@borderlandstheater.org, www.borderlandstheater.org.  Please call for more information on post show discussions, related film screenings at the Screening Room, student matinees for high schools, group and student discounts, or see our website.  Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Arizona Commission on the Arts and Tucson Pima Arts Council

 

 

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