Tickets Now Available to See Stephen Rea in Sam Shepard’s A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations) Off-Broadway

Tickets are now on sale for the U.S. premiere of Sam Shepard’s A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations), which has also extended two weeks off-Broadway and will now play through January 4, 2015. Directed by Nancy Meckler, the production will star Oscar nominee Stephen Rea and Tony winner Brid Brennan. Performances will begin on November 11 at Alice Griffin Jewel box Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature Center, with opening night set for November 23.

A Particle of Dread is a dark, modern-day take on Oedipus Rex. The play premiered in Ireland and is presented as part of Signature’s Legacy program, which features works of past Signature Playwrights-in-Residence.

The cast will also include Lloyd Hutchinson, Jason Kolotouros, Matthew Rausch, Aidan Redmond and Judith Roddy. Scenic design will be by Frank Conway, with costumes by Lorna Marie Mugan, lighting design by Michael Chybowski, sound design Jill BC Du Boff and music by Neil Martin.