Oedipus El Rey

Theatre

Name:	Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Susan Stein Shiva Theater
Address:	425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003

Production Information

First performance date:	October 3, 2017
Opening date:	October 24, 2017
Closing date:	November 19, 2017
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

Set in South Central LA, OEDIPUS EL REY is an electrifying new take on the Greek tragedy, written by acclaimed playwright Luis Alfaro (Electricidad, Straight as a Line). Oedipus is reimagined as a troubled Latino whose dreams of controlling his own destiny soar above the barbed wire of the prison where he’s spent his life. But in a place where everyone is trapped—by desperation or fate, history or violence—no one man can change his story alone. Love, family and belief collide in this chilling, incredibly powerful new play that asks: what’s fate, and what’s just the system?

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	The Public Theater	Producer
	The Sol Project	Produced in Association

	Luis Alfaro	Playwright
	Fabian Obispo	Original Music

	Chay Yew	Director

	UnkleDave's Fight-House	Fight Director

	Riccardo Hernández	Set Designer
	Anita Yavich	Costume Designer
	Lap Chi Chu	Lighting Designer
	Fabian Obispo	Sound Designer
	Claire Marie DeLiso	Assistant Set Designer
	Haydee Zelideth	Assistant Costume Designer
	Sara Gosses	Assistant Lighting Designer
	Kenneth Goodwin	Associate Sound Designer
	Z Worthington	Assistant Sound Designer

	Buzz Cohen	Production Stage Manager
	Janelle Caso	Stage Manager

	Jordan Thaler/ Heidi Griffiths	Casting

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Juan Castano	Oedipus
	Sandra Delgado	Jocasta
	Julio Monge	Tiresias
	Joel Perez	Creon
	Brian Quijada	Coro
	Reza Salazar	Coro
	Juan Francisco Villa	Laius

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	NOMINATED	2018 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Fight Choreography	UnkleDave's Fight-House	Fight Director
2	WON	2018 Drama Desk Award, Special Award	Juan Castano	Actor
3	NOMINATED	2018 Drama League Award, Outstanding Production of a Play	The Public Theater	Producer
			Luis Alfaro	Playwright
			Chay Yew	Director
4	NOMINATED	2018 Drama League Award, Distinguished Performance	Juan Castano	Actor
5	NOMINATED	2018 Hewes Design Award, Scenic Design	Riccardo Hernández	Set Designer
6	NOMINATED	2018 Hewes Design Award, Notable Effects	Fabian Obispo	Sound Designer