ACT II: A second look at area stages " 'Oedipus El Rey' at Victory Gardens
Without question, the most sizzling show of the summer season has been Victory Gardens Theater's production of "Oedipus el Rey," Luis Alfaro's brilliantly realized Los Angeles gangland reinvention of Sophocles' ancient Greek tragedy. By all rights, the show should have had a long, extended run on the theater's mainstage, but sadly it must close Sunday to make room for the company's Ignition Festival (Aug. 3-11), a sh…