CITY OF WINE playreading

[Brian Quirt]

Nightswimming presents a play reading of

CITY OF WINE  -  a trilogy of plays by Ned Dickens

Friday, September 15, 2000    -    Toronto, Ontario


CITY OF WINE presents the story of the city of Thebes through
a trilogy of plays:

JOCASTA tells the tragic story of Oedipus' mother and brings us
face to face with the source of the curse which destroys her
mythic family. A love story, this play traces Jocasta's life from the
birth of her son Oedipus, through his supposed death at the
hands of her accursed husband Laius, to Oedipus' return and
eventual marriage to his mother.

OEDIPUS reveals the full horror of their relationship, as the city
plunges into plague and devastation. An earlier version of this
play was produced by Die in Debt Theatre under the Gardiner
Expressway and received the 1995 Dora Mavor Moore Award
for Outstanding Production.

In CREON the citizens of Thebes look back on the brief and
tragic reign of Jocasta's brother Creon and his confrontation
with Oedipus' daughter Antigone. This play is set entirely
within a tavern in Thebes, featuring only the chorus from the
previous two plays, as they try to make sense of the terrible
events that have befallen their city.

With a cast of 19 actors, CITY OF WINE is an essential intersection
with one of our classic stories. Ned Dickens' new version of this
vital myth uses dynamic verse and a large chorus with its own
take on the actions of its leadership.

Don't miss this marathon reading of an important and mesmerizing
epic on the life and times of a great city.

DATE:   Friday September 15

SCHEDULE:

1:00pm  -  JOCASTA
4:30pm  -  OEDIPUS
8:00pm  -  CREON

LOCATION:   Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
                          12 Alexander Street, Toronto
                          just east of Yonge
                          The bar will be open for refreshments

INFORMATION: 975-8555

ADMISSION:   Pay-What-You-Can

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NIGHTSWIMMING is a dramaturgical company whose expertise lies in
developing new and unusual projects with a focus on the process of
adaptation from literature and non-fiction, and with a particular interest
in poetic text, music and choreographed movement.

Recent works have included Jason Sherman's AN ACRE OF TIME
(Great Canadian Theatre Company, 2000; Tarragon Theatre, 2001);
Brian Quirt's adaptation of Jane Urquhart's novel THE WHIRLPOOL
(Tarragon Theatre, 2000); Brian Quirt's THE DEATH OF GENERAL WOLFE
 (Theatre Passe Muraille, 1999); and Don Druick's THROUGH THE EYES (Theatre
Centre, 1995).


For further information, contact NIGHTSWIMMING at bquirt at interlog.com


Nightswimming gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for
the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, The City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts
Council, the Laidlaw Foundation, and many individual donors.