April 2 - 25, 2009

"No one stages the classics of drama like Mark-Brian Sonna, .... [his] imaginative and decisive approach to these historical dramas is effective, elucidating, sharp and frequently wrenching. His current production of Oedipus Rex...has great verve and authority. Using a fairly small cast, costumes both primal and in some ways, quite contemporary, he brings off a version of Oedipus that has clarity, grace and despair."

Christoher Soden, Theatre Critic, EdgeDallas.com

"Must see event."

Gaylistdaily.com

"It's all Greek to me. Why is it that people are afraid of attending classical theatre--Shakespeare and the Greeks? Their plays offer some of the best writing, plots and characterizations ever seen on stage. Clear, logical, illuminating. Case in point is MBS Productions' current offering Oedipus Rex, a play about a man who gets way too big for his britches with dire consequence. In an elegant, simple manner, Mark-Brian Sonna sheds fresh insight into the ever-conflicted human condition and honors the tradition of one of the oldest and greatest plays ever produced. What's so frightening about that?"

Alexandra Bonifield
NEA/Annenberg Fellow in Theatre Criticism
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"Oedipus Rex... plays to Sonna's strenghts (he's a trained dancer with a love for the classics as well as a passion for mounting new work)... his dancer's poise and dignity befitted the king, and...he orates eloquently...Six actors play all the roles, including the three-person chorus. I found the Martha Graham-syle movements and draped bodies very effective, and the moves, every one of them elaborately choreographed, quite evocative. The very experienced acting couple Alice Montgomery and Chris Hauge have impressive moments as Jocasta and Creon, as well...I was particularly struck by the young Denton actor plays the chorus leader, Kevin Wickersham. He moves with beautiful precision, and he speaks classically and clearly."

Lawson Taitte,
Theatre Critic, Dallas Morning News