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Post by Jacqueline Rupp

Remember plodding your way through the Greek classics in freshman lit? We promise The Seven isn’t going to be anything like that! Performed by the Temple Theater Department, this off-Broadway play throws new life into at least one of those old Greek classics. Seven Against Thebes by Aeschylus might seem a long way from the struggles of urban life, but playwright Will Power thinks otherwise. His interpretation of the Aeschylus drama turns a classical Greek tragedy into a story for modern times.

Using the legendary Greek Oedipal curse, “The sins of the father are visited upon their sons,” Power sheds new light on the inner-city tragedies happening today. Known as a “Hip Hop theater specialist” Power is not only a playwright, he’s also an award-winning actor, rapper, and educator. And with The Seven, Power brings high drama to a new generation with a production packed full of musical harmonies, rap rhythms and slam poetry. Don’t miss the street-wise dialogue and killer hip-hop moves unlike anything seen in the theaters of Ancient Greece.

The show began earlier this month and will run through Sunday, February 22nd.

Tickets run from $20 for general admission to $15 for students and seniors and can be purchased online at Brown Paper Tickets or by phone at 1-800-838-3006.

For more information please visit Temple’s Theater Department.

Temple University Tomlinson Theater
1301 W. Norris Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 204-8414
www.temple.edu/sct/theater