The Oedipus Project

Audience Score
100
The Oedipus Project
NR 1 hr 14 min
The Oedipus Project is an innovative new digital initiative by Theater of War Productions that will present acclaimed actors performing scenes from Sophocles Oedipus the King as a catalyst for powerful healing online conversations about the impact of the COVID19 pandemic upon diverse communities throughout the world Sophocles ancient play written and performed in 429 BC during the time of a plague that killed onethird of the Athenian population is a timeless story of arrogant leadership ignored prophecy and a pestilence that ravages the city of Thebes At the time the play was first performed the audience would have been reeling in the wake of a pestilence and its economic political and social aftermath Seen through this lens Oedipus the King appears to have been a powerful public health tool for helping Athenians communalize the trauma of the plague through a story that is as relevant now as it was in its own time
DirectorBryan Doerries