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Show P I ! ! . I . i ! ; M N ll r ! 1 ' : '' ) ' I I ! " "'- - ' - "d -; ,11' , t . '" y l . "' - OEDIPUS THE KING The I'.ighth Classic Theatre Festival w ill he presented Aug. S and y at the University of Utah. For the past eight summers, sum-mers, the University of Utah 'Oedipus the King" is the next production at the University of Utah. It will be presented Aug. 8 and 9 at the Park Building. Two of those in the production are 1 to r, Greg Stebner and Gail Hickman. Theatre Department and ASUU have presented plays in the Greek tradition to the community com-munity and students. Past plays include "Electra," "Agamemnon" and "Prometheus "Prom-etheus Bound." THIS SEASON'S production produc-tion is a world premier of the Robert Bagg translation of Sophocles; "Oedipus the King." It will be performed in a s;yle adapted from that of the ancient Greeks. This year's festival director will be Robert Hyde Wilson. Assistant director direc-tor is MFA candidate Peter Garrison. Costumes are designed de-signed by Roselyn Hammen. The play will also feature original music by Richard Bab-cock. Bab-cock. The production begins at sunrise (about 6 a.m.) on the steps of the Park Building on the circle of the University of Utah campus. The public is welcome and there is no . admission charge. "OEDIPUS THE King," written by Sophocles around 430 B.C., is the most famous of the ancient tragedies, and is generally acknowledged to be one of the most skillfully plotted plot-ted plays ever written. The part of Oedipus will be played by Greg Stebner. Other members of the cast include Craig Arrington, Richard Baxter, Bax-ter, Peter Garrison, Alyssa Hickman, Gail Hickman, Wess Jolley, Sharon L.ehner, Michael Melonas, Mary Anne Greenwell-Plautz, Tom Sto-koe, Sto-koe, David Valena and Eric Vaughn. THE PLAY is free to the public. Seating will be provided, pro-vided, but you may wish to bring a blanket and cushion if you prefer to sit on the lawn. |