Historical Background, Dramaturgy, and Design

Kelvin Roston Jr. by Joe Mazza. These texts and resources explore the history behind The Gospel at Colonus… Read More

Rewind, Refresh: The Oedipus Trilogy

Need a refresher on the plot of the Oedipus Trilogy? Here are some video resources summarizing Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus,… Read More

Synopsis and Characters

Synopsis The Gospel at Colonus is Lee Breuer and Bob Telson’s 1983 adaptation… Read More

Oedipus, Church, and Catharsis

Kelvin Roston Jr. by Joe Mazza. To Sophocles and most ancient Greeks, “the gods” and divinity represent total and unrelenting orthodoxy.  Yet, to the dramatist,… Read More

Chicago’s Gospel History

To understand The Gospel at Colonus, one must first understand gospel music. This distinct musical style is the product of the Great Migration. Starting… Read More

The Gospel at…Theatre Camp?

Lee Breuer and Bob Telson‘s The Gospel at Colonus is grounded in cultural resonances. It is a piece that looks to the… Read More

Ecstatic Worship and the Pentecostal Experience

Shari Addison by Joe Mazza. The Gospel at Colonus opens with a classic American art form: the sermon. Theseus, transformed from Sophocles’s ideal Athenian… Read More

In Conversation: Directors Mark J.P. Hood and Charles Newell

Mark J.P. Hood, Charles Newell, and guests by Joe Mazza. Associate Director of Marketing Camille Oswald interviewed Directors Mark J.P. Hood and Charles… Read More

Find the Fresh in the Familiar with Court’s 2023/24 Season

We’re thrilled to announce the 2023/24 season! This next season marks a thrilling inflection point in our history, catalyzed by the… Read More

How Did We Get to Colonus? Understanding GOSPEL and the Oedipus Family Tree

Kelvin Roston, Jr. by Joe Mazza. Oedipus Rex is the predecessor to The Gospel at Colonus in the Oedipus… Read More