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USA: Oye! Times readers Get FREE $30 to spend on Amazon, Walmart…Gospel at Colonus: Greek Myth & Gospel Mix in Sophocles Retelling
Nate Holden Performing Arts Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Pentecostal passion meets Sophoclean savagery in Gospel at Colonus, a Greek tragedy brilliantly retold through the music and power of the black church tradition. While it might strike some as an unusual fit, gospel music — with its soul-stirring force and flights of unrivaled ecstasy — might be only medium truly capable of conveying the full emotional potential of this tale of Oedipus’ last days. Self-blinded, destitute and racked with guilt, the ill-fated Oedipus looks for a place to die. Could final redemption be found in Colonus? Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and filmed for TV with Morgan Freeman, Gospel at Colonus returns to the stage in this production from Ebony Repertory Theatre starring Tony winner Roger Robinson.
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