Eyeless in Colonus by
FULL-LENGTH. 90 minutes, no intermission.
A play in dramatic verse and an original work—not an adaptation—EYELESS IN COLONUS examines fate and free will through a reimagining of the death of Oedipus.
After twenty years in exile, Oedipus, now a blind old beggar, and his protector Theseus, the king of Athens, enter the deepest part of the sacred grove of Colonus where Oedipus is destined to...
A play in dramatic verse and an original work—not an adaptation—EYELESS IN COLONUS examines fate and free will through a reimagining of the death of Oedipus.
After twenty years in exile, Oedipus, now a blind old beggar, and his protector Theseus, the king of Athens, enter the deepest part of the sacred grove of Colonus where Oedipus is destined to...
FULL-LENGTH. 90 minutes, no intermission.
A play in dramatic verse and an original work—not an adaptation—EYELESS IN COLONUS examines fate and free will through a reimagining of the death of Oedipus.
After twenty years in exile, Oedipus, now a blind old beggar, and his protector Theseus, the king of Athens, enter the deepest part of the sacred grove of Colonus where Oedipus is destined to die. But there they stumble upon a young girl named Clio who was not mentioned in the oracle’s prophecy and is not supposed to be there.
Oedipus, the great solver of riddles—of both the Sphinx and his own identity—sets out to unravel the mystery of why she is there. And in the end we learn who Clio will become, why Theseus is a great king, and how Oedipus, through an act of justice that transcends both the law and custom, finally breaks free of his predetermined destiny and comes to terms with his tragic fate.
THESEUS
Is it time?
OEDIPUS
It is.
And Zeus himself is coming
To show he is displeased
I did something not foretold,
Something he didn’t expect—
Something of my own,
That sprang from my own mind,
The way the river springs
From the distant mountains
And the source no one can find.
EYELESS IN COLONUS was initially produced in August 2021 as part of the “Theatre Under the Stars” series in Joshua Tree, California. The production was directed by Howard Shangraw and won Best Play in the Broadway World Regional Theatre Awards, 2021.
A 10-page sample is available for download. Full play not available for general readership. For potential production opportunities, please contact the Author directly at bonafedecom@gmail.com
A play in dramatic verse and an original work—not an adaptation—EYELESS IN COLONUS examines fate and free will through a reimagining of the death of Oedipus.
After twenty years in exile, Oedipus, now a blind old beggar, and his protector Theseus, the king of Athens, enter the deepest part of the sacred grove of Colonus where Oedipus is destined to die. But there they stumble upon a young girl named Clio who was not mentioned in the oracle’s prophecy and is not supposed to be there.
Oedipus, the great solver of riddles—of both the Sphinx and his own identity—sets out to unravel the mystery of why she is there. And in the end we learn who Clio will become, why Theseus is a great king, and how Oedipus, through an act of justice that transcends both the law and custom, finally breaks free of his predetermined destiny and comes to terms with his tragic fate.
THESEUS
Is it time?
OEDIPUS
It is.
And Zeus himself is coming
To show he is displeased
I did something not foretold,
Something he didn’t expect—
Something of my own,
That sprang from my own mind,
The way the river springs
From the distant mountains
And the source no one can find.
EYELESS IN COLONUS was initially produced in August 2021 as part of the “Theatre Under the Stars” series in Joshua Tree, California. The production was directed by Howard Shangraw and won Best Play in the Broadway World Regional Theatre Awards, 2021.
A 10-page sample is available for download. Full play not available for general readership. For potential production opportunities, please contact the Author directly at bonafedecom@gmail.com