The Gospel at Colonus at Gunston Arts Center

The Gospel at Colonus

Gunston Arts Center
2700 S. Lang Street Arlington

Pentecostal passion meets Sophoclean savagery in this timely retelling of the Greek tragedy of Oedipus, set to a stirring gospel score. Blind, destitute and racked with guilt, the ill-fated Oedipus encounters more obstacles as he seeks redemption and a final resting place at the sanctuary city of Colonus. Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and filmed for TV with Morgan Freeman, The Gospel at Colonus returns to the stage in an intimate production by Avant Bard at Arlington's Gunston Arts Center.

Thru - Mar 26, 2017

Box Office: 703-228-1850

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The Gospel at Colonus Reviews

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MetroWeekly - Recommended

"...Conceived in the wake of several successful, spiritually-minded Broadway shows - from Godspell to Your Arms Too Short to Box with God - Lee Breuer and Bob Telson's 1984 Obie Award-winning The Gospel at Colonus adapted the second of Sophocles' Theban plays into a well-received synthesis of religious parable, Greek tragedy, and African-American gospel revue. In a new production from WSC Avant Bard, Jennifer L. Nelson's hectic staging of Gospel at Colonus offers some soul-stirring singing and sermonizing, but still adds up to much less than the sum of its parts."

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- Andre Hereford

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

"...Breur and Telson leave it to the director to represent the play's own heart in the ending; something happens to Oedipus, but they are not specific as to what it is. Nelson's choice - I dasn't tell you what it is - makes perfect sense, and does justice to this fabulous piece of art."

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- Tim Treanor

BroadwayWorld - Highly Recommended

"...The Gospel at Colonus, revived at WSC Avant Bard under the inspired direction of Jennifer l. Nelson, is one of the most joyous experiences in live theatre you are likely to see. This musical version of Greek Tragedy offers a meditation on the deeper meaning of one of antiquity's most notorious myths-of Oedipus, the king who infamously murdered his own father and married his mother."

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- Andrew White

The Gospel at Colonus at Gunston Arts Center