The Children of Oedipus
By Nelly E Cuellar-Garcia
The Children of Oedipus is a one-act play that needs 10 to 12 performers (3 women, 7 men, 2 any gender). Licensed by Eldridge Publishing.
- Type
- one-act play
- Cast size
- 10 to 12 performers
- Roles
- 3 women, 7 men, 2 any gender
- Cast notes
- 7 m, 3 w, 2 flexible, chorus, extras
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- drama
- Licensor
- Eldridge Publishing
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Synopsis
This new dramatic adaptation of "Antigone" offers a voice to characters who were previously unheard in the traditional Sophocles version. Polynices, Haemon, Ismene, and Eurydice -- each becomes an integral part of the storyline so that the audience fully understands what compels them to commit the actions they choose. Inventive new scenes, crisp dialogue, and beautiful choral work help develop the storm between Antigone and Creon to its inevitable conclusion, while tender moments between sibling
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