Post-Oedipus

Post-Oedipus by Steven Gridley

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Productions (4)
Drama
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70 - 80 minutes
3 W, 3 M, 1 Any (7 actors possible: 3-4 W, 3-4 M)
Content Notes: Adult language and content
Set: Flexible. Some requirements: slide projector and large frames

Post-Oedipus is a radical re-working of Euripides' play The Phoenician Women, chronicling the tumultuous events of Oedipus' family after his fall. Warped time, visual images, musical interjections, chaotic revelries, and intolerable silences are all used to unravel the mental state of the family after disaster. Structured around a photo album, Post-Oedipus, uses large frames to "capture" the family in pictures which they fawn over, attempting to glorify themselves in the midst of their turmoil.

Pricing Information

Min. Performance Fee* $85
Standard Edition $13.99
Stage Manager Edition $24.99
Archival Video License $150

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Play Details

Post-Oedipus is a radical re-working of Euripides' play The Phoenician Women, chronicling the tumultuous events of Oedipus' family after his fall. Warped time, visual images, musical interjections, chaotic revelries, and intolerable silences are all used to unravel the mental state of the family after disaster. Structured around a photo album, Post-Oedipus, uses large frames to "capture" the family in pictures which they fawn over, attempting to glorify themselves in the midst of their turmoil.

  • Drama
  • |
  • 70 - 80 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M, 1 Any (7 actors possible: 3-4 W, 3-4 M)
  • Content Notes: Adult language and content
  • Set: Flexible. Some requirements: slide projector and large frames

Published Reviews

"It's funny, quirky, sometimes wise and always smart; it's spectacularly inventive and original. It is, in short, off-off-Broadway at its best."

Martin Denton, nytheatre.com

Production History

MAR 25, 2010 - APR 11, 2010
BLUE Theatre
Austin, TX United States
BLUE Theatre Austin, TX United States
NOV 01, 2004 - DEC 01, 2004
CSV Cultural Center
New York, NY United States
CSV Cultural Center New York, NY United States
AUG 01, 2004 - AUG 31, 2004
HERE Arts Center's American Living Room Festival
New York, NY United States
HERE Arts Center's American Living Room Festival New York, NY United States
JUL 01, 2004 - JUL 31, 2004
One Arm Red
Brooklyn, NY United States
One Arm Red Brooklyn, NY United States
No upcoming productions.
No professional productions.

Awards (2)

HERE Arts Center's American Livingroom Festival 2004 selection (New York City)

One Arm Red's Summer Festival selection (Brooklyn)