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Villa Outdoor Theater Performance
The Gospel at Colonus
Now through September 30, 2023
“…Stunning. Beautifully cast with a fantastic onstage band (complete with Hammond organ, naturally), the evening is heartbreaking and joyous in equal measure in a way that captures both the story and spirit of the original through a uniquely Black American lens.”— Anthony Byrnes, KCRW
Soulful and stirring, this one-of-a-kind theatrical event reimagines the story of Oedipus as the centerpiece of a redemptive musical celebration. The blinded Oedipus arrives at the town of Colonus, near Athens, seeking rest after a lifetime of tragedy. But he is pursued by enemies, including his own son. Based on Sophocles’s Oedipus at Colonus from the 5th century BCE, this adaptation blends Greek myth with Black spiritual practice for a jubilant, life-affirming journey.
Learn more and get tickets
Thursdays–Saturdays through September 30, 2023
8:00 p.m.
Getty Villa, Outdoor Theater
Thursdays: $45 general, $40 senior/student
Fridays: $50
Saturdays: $55
Parking is $10 after 6:00 p.m.
Adaptation and original lyrics by Lee Breuer
Adapted lyrics by Lee Breuer And Bob Telson
Music by Bob Telson
Directed by Mark J.P. Hood and Charles Newell
With associate director TaRon Patton
Co-produced by Court Theatre
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