The Oedipus Project

The Oedipus Project

2020
1h 14m
10.0

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Overview

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 COVID-19 pandemic upon diverse communities throughout the world. Sophocles’ ancient play, written and performed in 429 BC during the time of a plague that killed one-third 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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Theatre of War Productions

Quick Facts

Release Date June 24, 2020
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Oscar Isaac
Oscar Isaac

Oedipus

Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand

Jocosta

John Turturro
John Turturro

Creon

Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright

Tiresias

Frankie Faison
Frankie Faison

Shepherd

David Strathairn
David Strathairn

Messenger 1

Glenn Davis
Glenn Davis

Messenger 2

Key Crew

Bryan Doerries
Director

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