Post-Show Discussion Activity

Aeriel Williams and Kelvin Roston Jr. by Joe Mazza. Use these questions to reflect, discuss, or journal about your experience and reactions to… Read More

The Glossary of GOSPEL

Aeriel Williams and Kelvin Roston Jr. by Joe Mazza The Gospel at Colonus reimagines Sophocles’s Oedipus at Colonus as a Pentecostal… Read More

Additional Learning, Listening, and Viewing

Shari Addison by Joe Mazza. Check out these resources for additional learning about the history of gospel music and Sophocles! Listen Gospel Mood Board Playlists:… Read More

Pre-Show Genogram and Genre Activity

Aeriel Williams and Kelvin Roston Jr. by Joe Mazza. The Gospel at Colonus is a fresh reimagination of a Greek play,… Read More

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