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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><FONT SIZE="7"><FONT FACE="Helvetica"><B><U>nightswimming</U></B></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica"><FONT SIZE="5"> <BR>
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<U>Ned Dickens</U>' new play<BR>
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<FONT SIZE="7"><B><U>JOCASTA<BR>
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</B></FONT>JOCASTA tells the epic story of Oedipus' mother and brings us face to face with the source of of the curse which destroys her mythic family. From her wedding to the tyrant Laius, through the birth and exile of Oedipus, to his triumphant return 20 years later, and her marriage to the man she will soon find out to be her son, JOCASTA boldly charts the life of this remarkable woman.<BR>
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This work-in-progress was originally commissioned and developed by Nightswimming and has been workshopped by the Stratford Festival over the past year. JOCASTA is part of a theatrical cycle called THE CITY OF WINE, telling the story of Thebes and including the companion plays OEDIPUS and CREON. Please join us!<BR>
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<FONT SIZE="5"><B>Stratford Festival Studio Theatre<BR>
<U>Saturday, October 18, 2003, at 2pm<BR>
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<B>Directed by Brian Quirt<BR>
Featuring Linda Prystawska as<I> Jocasta</I> and Jonathan Goad as<I> Oedipus<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#0033CC"><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Helvetica"><B><U>nightswimming<BR>
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Brian Quirt<FONT COLOR="#0033CC">, Artistic Director - </FONT>Naomi Campbell<FONT COLOR="#0033CC">, Producer<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>http://www.nightswimmingtheatre.com<BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Helvetica">Nightswimming is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council,<BR>
the Toronto Arts Council, the Laidlaw Foundation and many generous patrons.<BR>
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