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'Desire' drives characters to lust, revenge and tragedy; Oedipus themes explored at Century Theatre.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 09-JAN-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: 'Desire' drives characters to lust, revenge and tragedy; Oedipus themes explored at Century Theatre.(LIFE - ARTS ETC.)(THEATER)

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Byline: Jayne Blanchard, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Rarely would you think to utter "Eugene O'Neill" and "Fabio" in the same breath, but with "Desire Under the Elms" the esteemed playwright reveals his bodice-ripping side in this tale of sex, revenge, and a 19th century game of "Who's your daddy?"

This potboiler comes with a pedigree. For his 1924 foray into American realism, Mr. O'Neill looked to the Greeks, incorporating elements of the Oedipus trilogy, "Medea" and "Phaedra," into his tragedy about a New England farming family. The Cabot clan's flinty patriarch,...

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