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Oedipus at Colonus (Storr Translation)

by Sophocles

This is the second installment in Sophocles's Theban Plays that chronicles the tragic fates of Oedipus and his family. After fulfilling the prophecy that predicted he would kill his father and marry his mother, Oedipus blinds himself and leaves Thebes, to wander in the wilderness accompanied by his daughters Antigone and Ismene. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast: Oedipus: Andy Minter Antigone: Elizabeth Klett Ismene: Arielle Lipshaw Theseus: Mark F. Smith Creon: Bruce Pirie Polyneices: David Goldfarb Stranger: Lucy Perry Messenger: Martin Geeson Chorus: Lars Rolander Narrator: David Lawrence Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett