Karna is one of the most celebrated heroes of the Mahabharata. Born to an unwed princess, Kunti, through a boon granted by Rishi Durvasa, Karna was abandoned at ...
Sophocles’ Oedipus the King tragedy is one such case. Oedipus’ father, Laius, visits King Pelops, but he ends up committing a taboo. Doom is cast over him and his descendants. Laius becomes ...
(Note: in portraying the roles of Oedipus and Jocasta, Actors shall appear nude (full frontal nudity) and/or simulate acts of a sexual nature in the course of the production.) LAIUS / CORO #4 / EL ...
Blind Servant. He is Laius' right-hand servant. He is in a constant search for faith and knowledge and follows his conscience. Takes Oedipus under his wing, treats him as his son. Will do anything ...
Sophocles’ original play is an exploration of fate and free will through the figure of King Oedipus. In trying to save Thebes from a plague by discovering who murdered the previous king Laius, Oedipus ...
When Thebes is beset by drought, King Oedipus (Rami Malek) urges his people to move to fertile ground. But the oracle decrees that if the murderer of old King Laius is found and punished they will be ...