Sophocles' Oedipus Rex

April 1-10, 2005
Lee H. Salisbury Theatre

Directed by Anatoly Antohin
Set design by Timaree McCormick
Costumes by Tara Maginnis
Lighting design by Kade Mendelowitz

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CAST

Oedipus:

Levi Ben-Israel

Jocasta:

By Valentine

Priest:

Ben Coffroth

Teiresias:

Jon-Kiefer Bowne

1st Messenger:

Gerry Berman

2nd Messenger:

Jenny Schlotfeldt

Shepherd:

Craig Brookes

Antigone:

Jacqueline Stowman

Chorus conductor:

Chip Brookes

Ensemble members:

Rachel Blackwell
Brian Smart
R.P. Staska
June Thiele
Molly Wilson

PRODUCTION CREW

Stage Manager:

Mandara Nott

Assistant Stage Manager/ Dramaturgy:

Audrey Gibson

Technical Director:

Kade Mendelowitz

Scene Shop Manager/ Master Carpenter:

Leighton Nunez

Set Construction:

Alex Antohin
Thomas Creek
Sarah Duncan
Tamar Geist
Matthew Krell
Timaree McCormick

Master Electrician:

Tamar Geist

Projection Design:

Timaree McCormick
Mandara Nott

Projection Collaboration:

Students of Theatre Scene Design Class
and Theatre Film & Stage Directing Class

Conceptual Photographs (used by permission):

Misha Gordin ()

Projection Operations:

Audrey Gibson
Stephanie Stowman

Lightboard/Soundboard Operator:

Alex Antohin

Costume Shop Manager:

Lorraine Pettit

Costume Construction:

Glynda Camp
Nikki Kloepfer
Ali Sattler
Karl Thompson
Advanced Topics in Costume Design Students

Jewelry Design and Fabrication:

Lorraine Pettit

Wardrobe Master:

Karl Thompson

Dresser:

Stephanie Stowman

Box Office Manager/ Department Coordinator/PR:

Maya Salganek

Ticket Sales:

Martha-Marie Arias
Michele Harmeling
Kimberly Sherman

Dramaturge

  • Denver Center Theatre Company
  • Higgins, Charles and Higgins, Regina. Sophocles' Oedipus Trilogy. New York: IDG Books, 2000.
  • O'Brien, Michael J. Twentieth Century Interpretations of Oedipus Rex. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1968.
  • Walter, William. The Plays of Sophocles. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1934.
  • Knox, Bernard M. W. Oedipus at Thebes. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1957.
  • Segal, Charles. Oedipus Tyrannus: Tragic Heroism and the Limits of Knowledge. NY: Twayne Publishers, 1993.
  • Leone, Bruno, ed. Readings on Sophocles. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1997.
  • Bowra, C. M. "Sophocles' Use of Mythology." "Sigmund Freud."
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. The Development of the Theatre. NY: Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc., 1966.
  • Sorell, Walter. The Other Face: the Mask in the Arts. NY: Bobbs-Merrill, 1973.
  • Gardiner, Cynthia P. The Sophoclean Chorus: a Study of Character and Function. Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa Press, 1987.
  • Johnston, Ian. "Fate, Freedom, and the Tragic Experience: an Introductory Lecture on Sophocles' Oedipus the King". British Columbia: Malaspina University, 2000.
  • Leone, Bruno, ed. Readings on Sophocles. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1997.
  • Jevons, Frank B. "In Sophoclean Tragedy, Humans Create Their Own Fate."
  • Daniels, Charles B. and Scully, Sam. What Really Goes On in Sophocles. Theban Plays. NY: University Press of America, Inc., 1996.
  • Friedlander, Ed. "Enjoying Oedipus the King" by Sophocles.

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Publicity shots

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