Shirley Delaune
October 19, 2007Strain forces Odom into ag runoff
October 23, 2007“Oedipus the King” (Thibodaux)
Oct. 25-27, at 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 28 at 3 p.m., in Talbot Hall on the Nicholls State campus. Tickets are $10 for the general public, and $5 for students. For more info: (985) 493-3825 or (985) 448-4071. After killing the man who is – unknown to Oedipus – his biological father, King Laius, in a petty dispute, Oedipus and his mother must suffer the consequence of their union.
“The World of Gilbert and Sullivan”
Oct. 26-27, at 8 p.m., at the Manship Theatre
100 Lafayette St. Features selections from Princess Ida, The Mikado, Ages Ago, Trial by Jury, HMS Pinafore, Patience, Yeomen of the Guard, Haddon Hall & The Gondoliers. Tickets are $27 to $45. For more info: 1-866-451-2787 or visit www.manshiptheatre.org.
“King Hedley II” (Baton Rouge)
Oct. 31 through Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m., at the Reilly Theatre on the LSU campus. For more info: (225) 578-3527 or visit www.theswinepalace.com. The late great August Wilson brings his legendary play cycle to the 1980s in this poetic story of dreams and history colliding with tragic results.
