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San Diego Theatre Scene Newsletter
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By Dale Morris - Update Issue #130 September 23, 2003
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This Week's Sponsor
The Phoenician Women & Oedipus Tyrannus
6th @ Penn to present two views of the complex Oedipus:
Euripides' The Phoenician Women & Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus
 (Pictured: Matt Scott as Oedipus & Cristina Soria as Jocasta)
As a prelude to the full staging of the new Marianne McDonald translation of Sophocles' great tragedy, Oedipus Tyrannus, Grass Roots Greeks
will present a reading of Euripides' version of the Oedipus legend, The Phoenician Women, on Monday, September 29 at 7:30 pm at 6th @ Penn Theatre, 3704 6th Avenue in Hillcrest.
Theatergoers familiar with Sophocles' famous Theban trilogy (that also includes Antigone and Oedipus at Colonus) will be surprised and fascinated to experience the rarely-performed Euripides treatment of the same subject. In
Phoenician Women, Jocasta, Oedipus' mother/wife, survives the horror of the original revelation of her incestuous relationship with her son/husband Oedipus and tries to find a way to keep their sons Polyneices and Eteocles from destroying
one another and what is left of Thebes in a bitter struggle for power.
The Sophocles version, Oedipus Tyrannus in the original Greek (though often translated with the Latin Oedipus Rex), will open at 6th @ Penn on October 11 and run through November 2 (Thursdays at 7:30, Fridays and Saturdays at 8, and
Sundays at 2 pm). Directed by George Ye, this world premiere production will present a lucid and powerful new translation of the archetypal tragedy of our age by Professor Marianne McDonald whose translation of Euripides'
The Children of Heracles played recently to enthusiastic houses and critical acclaim.
The suggested donation for The Phoenician Women is $5.00.
Advance sales of Oedipus Tyrannus are brisk, and sold out houses are likely; order your seats for both events now by calling the theater at (619) 688-9210.
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"CURTAIN CALLS" |
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by Pat Launer
September 23, 2003
A week of laughter and love's tempest-tossing
From "Much Ado' to a Globe-al "Crossing."
Then, spicing up the dramatic proceedings:
A series of powerful semi-staged Readings.
At the end, "Boy Gets Girl" (in a shocking way),
But "Beauty" transcends -- in a real 'passion play.'
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BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE…
Tina Landau's "Beauty" goes straight to the heart, by way of the soul. It's not just about female pulchritude. It's about myth and faith and love. It's about dreams and reality. It's about being awake and being alive. ...
Read Pat's Column & check out the "MUST SEE" shows list!
Two and a Half Paragraphs
by Jenni Prisk
Paragraph One: Gidday everyone, back again from the lands down under. And what gorgeous lands they are too. Kim and I loved our time in Kakadu, the wild life preserve at the northern end of Australia. Much of
"Crocodile Dundee" was filmed in this vast, peaceful hinterland, and yes, we saw the crocodiles....
Read the rest of Jenni's Column!
Word On The Street
by Dale Morris
Well, I have to make a trip to Chicago. Doctor's found a lump in my mom's breast and the test for cancer was bad news. The good news is it was found early. The doctor expects that after the
operation and radiation treatments that mom will add many years to her present 84. Have you had your checkup lately? Unfortunately I must miss the last week of performances in the critically acclaimed Boy Gets Girl at 6th @ Penn. The
fabulous actor David Michael Gallagher has agreed to step in for me the final five performances. The show closes 10/5 - be sure to see it.
Diversionary's current hit production, Love! Valour! Compassion! by Terrence McNally has been extended to Saturday October 18. The story of eight gay men who spend three summer holidays together in upstate New York, will add four more
performances: Sunday October 12 at 7:00pm and the following Thursday, Friday and Saturday (October 16, 17 and 18) at 8:00pm. This is it," Zito added. "We've revived the show and it's been a great time, but if
you haven't seen Love! Valour! Compassion! by October 18, you're out of luck. " (619) 200-0097.
The Poorplayers present "Hamlet" in two locations. To see one of the best theatre posters you'll ever see:
click here
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Our actor in the Spotlight this week is Bridget Brigitte. San Diego
singer and recording artist Bridget Brigitte will be appearing at 6th @ Penn Theatre for the Year of the San Diego Woman On Stage at 6th @ Penn. Read Bridget's bio & more about the show at the 
Susan Denaker is getting great reviews for her role in Relatively Speaking at