Oedipus El Rey

Posted on Tuesday, January 3

Oedipus El Rey
by Luis Alfaro

directed by Chay Yew

June 29 – July 29, 2012

Zacek McVay Theater

In Luis Alfaro’s thrilling reboot of the daddy of all tragedies, a juvenile delinquent from South Central Los Angeles sets off on his journey to be the king of the gangland. Set amid the sizzling rhythms and explosive violence of a Californian barrio, the gripping story follows his family of ex-cons through the vicious cycle of fate and violence in which they find themselves trapped. Oedipus el Rey is a sexy, dangerous and modern Latino take on a classic.