About this project
SHOWING OFF BROADWAY @ HERE, Sept. 8th-12th, 7pm http://here.org/shows/detail/263/ SHOWING IN WOODSTOCK @ THE BYRDCLIFFE, Sept. 18th & 19th, 8pm reservations: 303.913.7595
Playwright Robert Kelly 
Director Crichton Atkinson 
WHAT IS IT? 'Oedipus after Colonus' is a new work by the extraordinary poet Robert Kelly, directed by Crichton Atkinson with an all-star cast. Electronic musician Brenda Hutchinson brings an intelligent and probing score to the Off Broadway play lit almost entirely by the film projections of Los Angeles artists Andrew Lush and Richard Gartrell.
(Synopsis of ‘Oedipus after Colonus’) The death of Oedipus:
Robert Kelly’s world premiere play ‘Oedipus after Colonus’ creates a psychological realm inside the instant Oedipus disappears at the end of 'Oedipus at Colonus' by Sophocles. Outside of time and specific place, one enters the mind of a dying man. He is watching his family for the last time before continuing on out of myth. In this mental location Antigone and Ismene, the daughters of Oedipus, extract facts about their father’s death from the messenger who told them of his vanishing. Having nothing more to say than what the daughters had seen themselves, the boy becomes a tool for their desires as they fabricate solutions and role-play. These games and aggressions acted out by the daughters are futile attempts to mend a loss within themselves. The hatred, admiration, sensuality, and purpose defined by their relationship to their father, have disappeared into thin air with his body and left them desperate. ‘Oedipus after Colonus’ is a family drama that takes place inside the mental landscape of a dying man, this play walks you through Oedipus' last consciousness before he slipped away completely into death.
To watch the Oedipus Song video go to http://www.youtube.com/watch...
HOW IS IT HAPPENING -Your donation will help pay the actors, the director, the musician, the costume designer and the cinematographer. -We have already been awarded $1,650 in government funding from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. We have also received $2,000 in private grants to the playwright. These two sources total $3,650, which is awesome but the show is going to cost $10,000 to produce. WE CAN'T MAKE IT WORK WITHOUT YOUR HELP! Please open your generous arms and help us create inspired new theater. You will get a great gift in return for producing this fresh, authentic work. -Additional support is provided by HERE, the Byrdcliffe, and Materials for the Arts a recycling program that supplies donated materials to artists.
WHERE IS IT HAPPENING HERE 145 6th Ave. Manhattan Enter on Dominick one block south of Spring Tickets 212.352.3101 here.org
All Tickets $15
Byrdcliffe Theater Woodstock NY Tickets 303-913-7595
PRIZES
Original Thank You Card 
'Narrator' DVD 
'Przewalski's Horse' CD
Hand Drawn Authors T-Shirt by Charles Finney 
Exclusive Tote Designed by Havarah Zawoluk 
Signed and Numbered Print of 'Oedipus' by Jack Atkinson 
Private Tour of Dia:Beacon 
Beach House on a Private Beach along the Long Island Sound 
Excerpt from 'Merville Odes' by Robert Kelly 
CAST
Music Brenda Hutchinson 
Video Andrew Lush
Video Richard Gartrell 
Starring Carey Harrison as Oedipus 
Joanne Tucker as Antigone 
Richard Saudek as the Messenger 
Zoe Morris as Ismene 
Colista Turner as the Female Chorus of Athens
Charles Finney as the Male Chorus of Athens 
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You are a good person, thank you so much for your help. Maybe you know me and maybe you don't, but either way I like you.
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An original thank you card designed by the director Crichton Atkinson.
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A DVD of Crichton's last show 'Narrator' and a thank you card.
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A 'Przewalski's Horse' CD featuring original folk songs by Joel T. Clark, a DVD of 'Narrator', and a thank you card.
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Get an author of your choosing painted in acrylic on a t-shirt, a one-of-a-kind, hand-drawn original shirt designed by graphic artist and company actor Charles Finney OR an original tote bag designed by artist Havarah Zawoluk, plus a CD of 'Przewalski's Horse', a DVD of 'Narrator', and a thank you card.
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Listed in the program under 'Special Thanks', an 8" x 10"signed and numbered print of 'Oedipus', by artist Jack Atkinson, 1-2 tickets to see 'Oedipus after Colonus', a CD of 'Przewalski's Horse', a DVD of 'Narrator', and a thank you card.
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Listed in the program as Associate Producer, a private tour of Dia:Beacon, plus 1-4 tickets to see 'Oedipus after Colonus', print of 'Oedipus', an 8" x 10" signed and numbered print of 'Oedipus' by artist Jack Atkinson, an original tote bag by Havarah Zawoluk, a CD of 'Przewalski's Horse', a DVD of 'Narrator', and a thank you card.
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Listed in the program as 'Producer', receive either a two-day visit to a private beach house in Madison, CT on Long Island Sound in mid to late September OR a private midnight screening of any film you choose at a downtown Manhattan arts cinema. Plus 1-10 tickets to see 'Oedipus after Colonus', a signed and numbered print of 'Oedipus' by artist Jack Atkinson, a CD of 'Przewalski's Horse', a DVD of 'Narrator', and a thank you card.
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Listed with writer and director in the program as 'Executive Producer.' Receive a two-day visit to a private beach house in Madison, CT on Long Island Sound in mid to late September AND a private midnight screening of any film you choose at a downtown Manhattan arts cinema. Plus 1-10 tickets to see 'Oedipus after Colonus', a signed and numbered print of 'Oedipus' by artist Jack Atkinson, a CD of 'Przewalski's Horse', a DVD of 'Narrator', and a thank you card.
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"(your name) Presents" listed above the title on the front page of the program. You will receive a personal poem written for you by poet Robert Kelly, plus a two-day visit to a private beach house in Madison, CT on Long Island Sound in mid to late September, AND a private midnight screening of any film you choose at a downtown Manhattan arts cinema. Plus 1-10 tickets to see 'Oedipus after Colonus', a signed and numbered print of 'Oedipus' by artist Jack Atkinson, a CD of 'Prezewalski's Horse', a DVD of 'Narrator', and a thank you card.
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A New York City freelance multi-media theater director and playwright.
