You all know by now that Gloria Connors died on January 8th, at age 82, in the town where her famous son, Jimmy, was raised, Belleville, Ill. I chose the title of this post because the first, ...

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 ...

Playwright Luis Alfaro aimed high when he decided to bring Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex” from 429 BC into the 21st century with “Oedipus El Rey,” his contemporary retelling of the Greek tragedy set in a ...

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 ...

In Luis Alfaro’s sharp and vigorous play, the the bones of Sophocles’ tale remain intact. Set in Los Angeles, the characters ...