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Idomeneus U.S. PREMIERE!
Written by Roland Schimmelpfennig, translated by David Tushingham
Directed by Jonathan L. Green
Presented by Sideshow Theatre Company
August 18, 2012 — September 23, 2012
Storefront Theater
$25 general admission; $15 seniors & students; Pay What You Can (at the door) or $20 (in advance) for previews (8/18-19, 8/22)
Idomeneus, King of Crete, has killed his son. Or maybe not. Maybe he’s let his son live, but angered the gods in doing so. Or maybe the person he thinks is his son is an imposter. Maybe his real son actually turned into a talking, shape-shifting sea-creature and is back to have a heart-to-heart. Or maybe it’s all true, all at once. A kaleidoscope of monsters, myth-making and sudden, striking humor, the U.S. premiere of Roland Schimmelpfennig’s smash-hit Idomeneus details the end of a war between nations and the beginning of a war between reason and superstition. Idomeneus makes a promise to the gods, and what comes next is a fractured, mythic tidal wave, brought to life with astounding theatricality by Sideshow’s adventurous ensemble of storytellers.
Sideshow Theatre Company’s mission is to mine the collective unconscious of the world we live in with limitless curiosity, drawing inspiration from the familiar stories, memories and images we all share to spark new conversation and exploration.
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