Oedipus Rex

Tragedy - Revival

Majestic Theatre

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  • First Preview:
  • Opening Date: December 16, 1945
  • Closing Date: December 16, 1945
  • Previews: 0
  • Performances: 2

Synopsis

The people of Thebes ask their king, Oedipus, for help in saving their kingdom from plague, leading Oedipus to discover a shocking secret from his past, in Sophocles' Greek tragedy.

 

Opening Night Cast

Eugene O'Neill, Jr. Narrator
Frederic Tozere Oedipus
Blanche Yurka Jocasta
William Adams Creon
Harry Irvine Tiresias
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Opening Night Production Credits

  Sophocles Playwright
  James Light Director
  M. Eleanor Fitzgerald Company Manager
  Marjorie Barkentin Press
  Readers Theater Inc. Producer
  James Light Producer
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Shows That Opened That Season: 1945 - 1946

 
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