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Marlon Taylor as “Tyler Perry’s Othello”

Will Hardyman as “Oedipus” former King of Thebes, now restauranteur

Sarah Simmons as Jane

Brenan Grant as “Luis Popodopolous” head chef at Oedipus Mex

Nick Mathews as Nigel Manfringinson, head waiter at Oedipus Mex

Allison Wooldridge as “Archduke Roberto von Fluffykins the Third”

Final weekend coming up — just four shows left!

Thursday the 19th is “Pay What You Can” Night!

Tickets available at Brown Paper Tickets!

So my friend Ben Newton and I wrote a play called Blinding Pains — a sit-com sequel to Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. After blinding himself in horror upon learning he’d murdered his father and married his mother, Oedipus moves to Phoenix, opens a restaurant (a Greek-Mexican fusion joint called Oedipus Mex), and attempts to rebuild his life.

Of course, any self-respecting sit-com needs a theme song. Here’s ours:

The theme song to Blinding Pains with lyrics by me & Ben, music written & performed by Dan Yost, and vocals by Chris Marx.

Ghost Light Theatricals proudly presents a night of two world premiere plays based on the story of Oedipus: Matt Lyman’s Mother PhΩcker followed by Blinding Pains by Ben Newton & David van Wert.

Performing at The Seattle Center: TPS Theatre 4, Center House, 4th Floor, Seattle, WA

November 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, & 21 at 7:30pm, and November 22 at 2:00pm.

Tickets available at Brown Paper Tickets.