Sophocles

The State of Movie Violence

As Universal Soldier 4 attests, death and gore on screen have never been better -- or more reckless

Ajax in Iraq

The Burial at Thebes

Oedipus El Rey and The 7-Shot Symphony

Reviews of the two plays

Oedipus el Rey

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Savage Love

The Rising Stone

The director of 'JFK' was plotting his latest countermyth in 2001

The Year in Theater

The Greeks, the geeks, the freaks, the dualistic representations of the Argentine distaff underclass--all the best of Twin Cities drama circa 2005

The Village Idiot Knows Something

Mad Peeaire would like to talk to you about Aristotle, Wilde, Blake, Freud--and his childhood memories of a goat-buggering orgy. Why won't you listen?

Of Cabbageheads and Kings

Old-World buffoonery and ancient tragedy hit local stages

Spotlight: Antigone

The kids are all right in Sophocles tragedy

Fringe numbers are in

Hard Times Befall Greek King, Eye Gouging Ensues

Peter Macon leads the Guthrie's winning 'Oedipus'

The Birds And The Bees

Theatre in the round buzzes; the Guthrie announces another manly season

Conflict Of Interest: One Film, Two Takes

The Gods And Small Things

Craig Lucas sends six characters in search of a tragedy

Vive La Révolution

Figaro without the fig leaf; Fugard's prison drama: No curtain, just bars

Law & Order: Greek Tragedy Unit

This may not be great tragedy, but it's great theater

City of Sideshows

Amid all the carnival barking of the fringe, we tell you which tent shows deserve your ten bucks

Dramatis Personae

Electra's Company

A Hero's Welcome

Ajax scours the body politic in search of a conscience; The Chairs discovers the seat of all meaninglessness

Outside In

As the world turns: Anita Ratnam and Leigh Gregory play archetypal lovers in the latest production by Pangea World Theater