There aren't many stories that have been around longer than the tragedy of Oedipus, a man who tried to escape fate but ran directly into it, and it's fascinated and horrified audiences for millennia. A new version has been created by actress and writer Alison Vodnoy, a drama grad of UC's College-Conservatory of Music now working regularly at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, where her script is onstage for several performances through May 16.   

The ability to predict the end of life on Earth is a mixed blessing for Jules (Joshua Murphy), a character in 'Boom,' the new play by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb opening Know Theatre of Cincinnati's 2009-10 season. Nachtrieb has a good ear for contemporary dialogue, and the actors throw themselves into this absurdist tale with manic energy, as directed by Drew Fracher.