Akropolis's Oedipus opens in 2 weeks

Oedipus, by Akropolis Performance Lab

Akropolis is about to open their new piece, Oedipus. With several new company members, the piece is being shown in a nontraditional site -- the historic, Beacon Hill estate house of the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs. Definitely a show not to miss, as it only runs 2 weeks, June 2-17. NOTE: Some nudity, recommended for mature audiences only.

TICKETS: 1-800-838-3006
brownpapertickets.com
$15 general/$10 students, seniors

Plan extra travel time to allow for parking & finding your way, because... ABSOLUTELY NO LATE SEATING. Come early, bring a friend and a map, hit a Starbucks, and treat yourself to the full immersive experience.


The historic house where Oedipus will be performed


Beautiful indoor space for performance

Here is the full blurb from Akropolis's site.

“Nothing can escape the plague. It fastens on everyone.”
~ Seneca

CONTACT: Jennifer Lavy (206) 856-6925
13538 27th Ave NE, Seattle WA 98125
akropolis.performance.lab@gmail.com
www.geocities.com/akropolis_lab

Akropolis Performance Lab presents new adaptation of Seneca’s Oedipus

SEATTLE WA (May 1, 2006): Akropolis Performance Lab’s (APL) newest theatrical work, an adaptation of Seneca’s Oedipus, runs June 2-17 in the historic, Beacon Hill estate house of the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs.

The natural and supernatural worlds collide in Seneca's version of the Oedipus story. With plague raging outside, the people of Thebes gather in the royal house for refuge from the terror paralyzing their society. There, they witness Oedipus who, determined to rid his land of the plague just as he previously rid it of the Sphinx, learns that the plague will continue until his predecessor's murder is avenged and the murderer banished. Oedipus's quest for knowledge and truth restores prosperity to his people with devastating consequences.

Into Seneca's telling, Akropolis weaves Latin meditations on fate culled from the Carmina Burana Codex and set to luminous, haunting polyphonic music inspired by the traditional songs of Ukraine, Macedonia, and Russia.

As in all of APL’s productions, the text, the song, and the action are inextricably linked. Only at the union of these elements is the story fully manifest. Striking physicality and saturated, complex vocal music are hallmarks of any APL event. Adapted and directed by Joseph Lavy, and featuring music devised and directed by Jennifer Lavy, Oedipus re-confirms APL’s powerful artistic range.

Because this production of Oedipus contains some nudity, it is recommended for mature audiences. The production runs 90 minutes with no intermission. There will be no late seating.

Akropolis Performance Lab, which is proud to be sponsored by Theatre Puget Sound, is now in its sixth year in Seattle. The company has mounted all-original work, including main-stage productions of an adaptation of Macbeth, Song of Songs, Jeanne The Maid: A Trial And Execution Of Jeanne D'Arc, and 2004's highly acclaimed Dream of a Ridiculous Man — which was remounted as part of the Theatre4Play Festival in conjunction with last year’s national Theatre Communications Group conference and was also the subject of a feature article in the winter 2006 issue of The Stage theatre magazine in Moscow, Russia.

WHAT: Oedipus, adapted from Seneca

WHO: Akropolis Performance Lab

WHERE: The historic Beacon Hill estate house of the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs, 2336 15th Ave S., Seattle WA 98144

WHEN: June 2-3, 9-10, 14-17 at 8 p.m.
June 11 at 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

TICKETS: $15 general public, $10 students and senior citizens
Purchase in advance through Brown Paper Tickets (1-800-838-3006 or www.BrownPaperTickets.com). Day-of, cash-only sales begin 30 minutes before curtain.

PERFORMERS: Elizabeth Erber, Holly Fowers, Margaretta Lantz, Jennifer Lavy, Joseph Lavy, and Andrew Loviska

ADAPTED AND DIRECTED BY: Joseph Lavy, APL co-artistic director
MUSIC DEVISED AND DIRECTED BY: Jennifer Lavy, APL co-artistic director

NOTE: This production contains some nudity.