Salem Theatre Co. presents Seneca’s “Oedipus”

Everyday we at TheSalemInsider.com get email about events around town, some are interesting enough to share with everyone.  Today is one of those times.  There has been a real cultural blossom in Salem lately.  More venues are hosting live music.  The PEM is hosting some stellar exhibits, and now The Salem Theatre Company is presenting a new production.

Salem Theatre Co. presents Seneca’s “Oedipus”

March 21-April 6
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays at 5pm
Griffen Theatre, 7 Lynde St., Salem
Tickets: $18 adults/$15 seniors & students
(978) 790-8546 or http://www.salemtheatre.com

“Ignorance cures nothing. This whole nation is sick…”

STC presents Ted Hughes masterful, poetic adaptation of Seneca’s rarely performed epic “Oedipus”. Discover a new and shocking twist on the famous tale of the doomed king and the relentless power of fate. The world of Thebes, sickened and infected, and the story of Oedipus are evoked dramatically through Seneca’s command of mood and Hughes’ stark poetry. Not to be missed!