"Led by the witty Matt Walker, who can pick up a failed joke and slap it silly better than even Johnny Carson, Oedipus could be the troupe’s funniest show yet.”
- Theatermania

“(The Troubies’) comedy keeps spiraling into riffs on today’s headlines and modern absurdity, but its always and decisively brought back by the troupe’s respect for the underlying material. It’s an amazing act.”
- Variety

“…full-bore hoots guaranteed to have you roaring for a goodly portion of the evening.”
–LA Times

‘Jocasta’ (Beth Kennedy) and the Greek Chorus in the Troubadour Theater Company’s Oedipus the King, Mama! at the Falcon Theatre. Photo by Chelsea Sutton.

“The event’s thrill hangs on the tautness of the theatrical wires that bind the classical source material, the music and free-wheeling improvisation.”
– LA Weekly

‘Oedipus’ (Matt Walker) and ‘Jocasta’ (Beth Kennedy) in the Troubadour Theater Company’s Oedipus the King, Mama! at the Falcon Theatre. Photo by Chelsea Sutton.

“An ingeniously side-splitting send-up.”
–Backstage

The cast of the Troubadour Theater Company’s Oedipus the King, Mama! at the Falcon Theatre. Photo by Chelsea Sutton.

“Walker and company have mastered a form of their own making…the clown company croons with comedic accomplishment...Kennedy’s Tennessean Jocasta oozes with sexuality that’s something between feline and reptilian. This company’s quintessence (is) a largely spontaneous, brilliantly performed diversion, lighter than air, which can have 100 people wailing with laughter over a speck of a concept, caught on a breeze ”
–LA Weekly

‘Teiresias’ (Mike Sulprizio) and ‘Oedipus’ (Matt Walker) in the Troubadour Theater Company’s Oedipus the King, Mama! at the Falcon Theatre. Photo by Chelsea Sutton.

‘Young Elvis’ (James Snyder) and his adoring fans in the Troubadour Theater Company’s Oedipus the King, Mama! at the Falcon Theatre. Photo by Chelsea Sutton.