THEBAN PLAYS Set for the Brick in January
by Tyler Peterson
- Dec 2, 2015
Theban Plays is a contemporary performance based on Sophocles' Oedipus Cycle. The performance focuses on the themes embodied by three characters in the ancient dramas-Oedipus, Jocasta, and Antigone.
Photo Flash: First Look at Theodara Skipitares' Musical Puppet Theatre PROMETHIUS WITHIN
by James T Harding
- Apr 16, 2012
Playwright/director Theodora Skipitares uses 25 larger than life puppets to reveal, celebrate, and explore the theatrical, philosophical, and moral relationship between the exiled Greek god Prometheus and the future implications of stem cell research in her musical puppet theater work, "PROMETHEUS Within." With an original score by Sxip Shirey, sung by members of Trevor Wilson and Vocal Ensemble, "PROMETHEUS Within" is premiering as part of La Mama's 50th anniversary celebration, April 13-29.
