Theater department’s first Black student director reinvents the story of Oedipus ...Middle East

“Oedipus,” or “The Riddle Solver,” premiered at the Allen Bales Theatre on Feb. 6 and showed until this Sunday, Feb. 11. Directed by the first Black student director in the UA theater department’s history, Benny Lumpkins Jr., the production adapted and reimagined the Greek play for the 21st-century audience. The production was about an hour and 30 minutes long.  Lumpkins, a first-year Master of Fine Arts directing student, told a classical story in a new and exciting way to make it more colorful and interesting. The characters were dressed in bright colors and in an eccentric fashion. There were dance numbers that propelled the story forward and opportunities for the audience to engage with

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