#theater-production

#theater-production

But in Robert Icke's contemporary adaptation of the 2,400-year-old Greek tragedy, the real surprise is how long it takes to get there. Now at Studio 54, Oedipus arrives as the fall season's prestige import from abroad, bringing with it an imposing cast led by Mark Strong and Lesley Manville. It's sharply acted and conceptually ambitious. But the extended pacing dilutes the speed and compression that define Sophocles' original.

Taken from the Faustian play The Witch of Edmonton, written in 1621 by William Rowley, Thomas Dekker, and John Ford, Silverman's story, directed by Hecht for Profile Theatre, explores what happens when a devil named Scratch (Joshua J. Weinstein) comes to Edmonton and tries to tempt the villagers into trading their souls in exchange for their secret desires. What Cuddy Banks (Charles Grant) wants is the freedom to pursue his beloved Morris dancing ... and to finally receive some unconditional love and respect from his father, Sir Arthur Banks (George Mount).

For all the barking and grunting Appa does, he proves time and again that his hardened heart can be soft and tender. He bounces around his convenience store with a wisdom that is built from being a neighborhood pillar for years. He obsesses over illegally parked cars, gives away snacks that are relegated to the bottom shelf, and has an entirely cringy line of hilarious ideas as to the hierarchy of thieves.

Handel's Rodelinda is one of the Baroque era's most emotionally compelling operas, showcasing a world where courage and constancy triumph over tyranny.

Our mission at Asase Yaa Children's Summer Art Camp has always been to ignite curiosity, creativity and cultural pride in our youth, said Rubie inez Williams, the camp director.

The current production at San Francisco Opera does not succeed in making its characters believably destitute, but most audiences will find it enjoyable.