Sam Shepard’s A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations), Starring Stephen Rea & Brid Brennan, Opens Off-Broadway
by Broadway.com Staff • Nov 23, 2014
The U.S. premiere of Sam Shepard’s A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations), officially opens off-Broadway on November 23. Directed by Nancy Meckler, the production stars Oscar nominee Stephen Rea and Tony winner Brid Brennan. The show will run through January 4, 2015 at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature Center.
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 also includes Lloyd Hutchinson, Jason Kolotouros, Matthew Rausch, Aidan Redmond and Judith Roddy.
