Even their celebrated king and vanquisher of the monstrous Sphinx, the wise and beneficent Oedipus (Patrick Peterson) has no solution, appealing to the citizens of Thebes to help him solve this new and terrible riddle.Īfter consulting the Oracle of Delphi, the king’s brother-in-law and trusted adviser Creon (Scott Keister) returns to tell him that the gods have indeed unleashed their wrath upon the city for the unsolved murder of Oedipus’ predecessor, King Laius. Ominous times have fallen upon the city of Thebes, as a mysterious plague decimates the populace: livestock wasting away, crops razed… the desperate citizens are certain their city is cursed. Only 91 minutes long, with a stylized look and structure and interpreted by a seasoned cast of top-tier thespians, the venerated ancient Greek play comes to dark and mesmerizing life for viewers. In the fall of 2021, while most of Orange County’s theater community were reeling from on-again, off-again safety regulations, Golden West College Theater director Tom Amen came up with an innovative compromise for his new adaptation of Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex” : stage a full production of the classic study of a man’s hubris and fatalistic folly, only film and tightly edit it for viewers to watch on their devices, in their homes, or wherever was the most comfortable for them.Īt long last, “Golden West College – Oedipus Rex” is now online, free for public viewing on YouTube, at . A FULL PRODUCTION of “Oedipus Rex” was staged at Golden West College on Huntington Beach and is available on video (GWC photo).
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