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Oedipus Rex
Nov. 30 - Dec. 10
Oedipus Rex, Sophocles' classic tragedy, was
the second production of the San Diego State
Theatre season.
Starring in the tragic role of Oedipus, a king
who inadvertently kills his father and marries his
mother, was Cedric Jordan. Playing the part of
his mother-wife, Jocasta, was Anne Farrar.
Other performers were Colin McKay as Creon,
Jocasta's brother; Jack Winans as a shepherd;
Irvin "Pat" Hoff as a Corinthian messenger; Frederic
Berling as a leader of the people of Thebes;
and Kenneth Samcoe as Tiresius, the blind
prophet.
Chorus members included Jim Ray, John Dinsmore,
Richard Harrison, Roger Williams, Gary
Solis, Ray Gibbs, Marion Scott, Dave limbach,
Joe Droback and Robert Gray. Barry Owen had
the role of palace guard.
Children of Oedipus were portrayed by Trina
Ciuffo, Teddy Russell, David Scholar, and Sandra
Smith.
The play was directed by Dr. William J.
Adams.
In
Campus
Europe
Tiresius, the blind prophet, rests on his journey to Thebes.
A shepherd tells King Oedipus that he found the King as a baby abandoned in the woods.
It was announced in December by Dr.
Leonard Messier, professor of French,
that SDS will have a 1962 summer campus
at the University Center at Rouen, France.
Rouen a lovely seaport city, has excellent
tr~nsportation connections to Paris.
Included in the six weeks' summer session
will be weekend excursions to Paris, Versailles,
Fontainebleau, Chartres, Chateaux
of the Loire, Mont St. Michel, and the Normandy
region.
A 23 day study tour of France, Monaco,
Italy, San Marino, Austria, Switz~rland,
Germany, Holland, and England .wllI. follow
the summer session at the University .
.Courses in the fields of art, history, geography,
French, and European civilization
will be offered.
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