Check out these cheap or free events at Woolly Mammoth around the February production of Luis Alfaro's OEDIPUS EL REY.  From talk-backs with tattoo historians to sign language classes for theatre professionals, these are great geek-out events for Sophocles fans... Remember, Woolly also offers under-30 discounts and last-minute stampede seats for cheap tickets to the show!

Post-show Discussions

• Wednesday, February 16th at 9:45pm (following the 8pm performance)

• Sunday, February 20th at 4:45pm (following the 3pm performance)

  • Dr. Nancy LaVigne, Director of the Justice Policy Center at The Urban Institute
  • Paul Roe, owner and tattoo artist at Britishink Tattoos in NE Washington, DC
  • Elizabeth Fisher, Professor of Classics at George Washington University
  • Paul Roe, owner and tattoo artist at Britishink Tattoos in NE Washington, DC
• Thursday, February 24th at 9:45pm (following the 8pm performance)
  • Eddie Ellis Jr., former prison inmate and reform activist
  • Laura A. Shamas, mythologist

Mammoth Forums

Town hall-style discussions designed to engage audiences in dynamic, personal dialogue about the issues explored in the play. Each forum features a small panel of special guests from organizations working to break cycles of violence, poverty, and injustice in our city. Audiences can attend one of the Saturday matinee performances listed below and stay for the Mammoth Forum, or come that afternoon just for the Forum. Duration: one hour.

• Saturday, February 19th at 4:45pm (following the 3pm performance)
  Featured guests include: Madye Henson, Executive Director, Greater DC Cares; Rebecca Renard, Teens of Distinction Program Coordinator, DC Public Library; Bill Chandler, Jail Case Management, Visitors’ Services Center; Taiwan Williams, Youthbuild Program, Sasha Bruce Youthwork
• Saturday, February 26 at 4:45pm (following the 3pm performance)
  Featured guests include: Ashley McSwain, Executive Director, Our Place DC; LaJuan Brooks, The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless; Tyrone C. Parker, Executive Director, Alliance of Concerned Men; Joyce Void, Jurisdictional Prisoner Reentry Coordinator
• Saturday, March 5 at 4:45pm (following the 3pm performance)
  Featured guests include: Penelope Spain, Co-Founder and CEO, Mentoring Today; Wilbert Avila, Free Minds Book Club Member; Deborah Shore, Founder and Executive Director, Sasha Bruce Youthwork

Learn ASL Through Stage Reading: Oedipus el Rey

Wednesdays, February 16 – March 16, 2011
7pm – 9:30pm
Fee: $150

An unconventional approach to learning American Sign Language (ASL), using an unconventional adaptation of a classic play. Taught by local theatre artist and sign master Monique Holt, this highly participatory instructional language course will be based around concepts and vocabulary used in the theatre world and incorporate cuttings from the script of Luis Alfaro’s Oedipus el Rey. The class fee includes a ticket to see Woolly Mammoth’s production of Oedipus el Rey. Questions? Contact Rachel Grossman, Connectivity Director, at 202-349-1284. To register, visit woollymammoth.net or call our Box Office at 202-393-3939.