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A reading of Sophocles' Philoctetes, adapted by Bryan Doerries. Cast: Michael Stuhlbarg (Philoctetes), Jesse Eisenberg (Neoptolomus), Adam Ludwig (Odysseus), John Schmerling (Chorus).
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In Sophocles' Oedipus the King, the chorus, representing the views of the people, speaks of the human disregard for the gods that will result if Oedipus has indeed escaped the prophecy of Apollo. The device is used in this instance to explain why the gods must punish Oedipus.
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With the support of the Greek Consolate of Toronto and the Pan-Macedonian Association of Ontario, Poet and Playwright Adam Seelig retools Sophocles Classic Masterpiece for a post-9/11 audience, revealing themes and idealogies that resonate through the ages, while stylishly incorporating Bob Marley, George Bush, the Beatles and Pierre Trudeau in ways never before imagined.