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The first 8 and a half minutes of “Buggin’ Out: The Gregor Samsa True Hollywood Story.”

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.

I’m very excited about the Dr. Horrible trailer.