If you attend “The Gospel at Colonus” at the Court Theatre — and despite flaws, you should go for the music — get ready for Church.
“The Gospel at Colonus” is an adaptation, by the late Lee Breuer, of Sophocles’ last work, “Oedipus at Colonus.” Although written just before Sophocles died, the play is set chronologically between his two other works about the House of Oedipus: the most famous of the three, “Oedipus Rex,” in which Oedipus learns that by attempting to outrun a prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother, he has in fact done just that, and “Antigone,” which takes place after Oedipus’ death and focuses on his daughter. This middle part of the story depicts Oedipus, blind and weakening, seeking a final resting place, which was prophesied to bring benefits to the community who provided it.
