Theater
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SUNRISE STORY “Desert Sunrise,” a play written by Israeli army veteran Misha Shulman, confronts the conflict in the Middle East through the struggles of a Palestinian Arab man and an Israeli soldier. Through Sunday, April 23, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave., between 9th and 10th streets, 212-254-1109, $15.
OEDIPUS’S DAUGHTER VS. REX The rebellious daughter of Oedipus goes head-tohead with Creon, king of Thebes, in Sophocles’s “Antigone,” which receives a dramatic reading presented by the EgoPo/Cocteau New Classics Reading Series. Cast members include Bill Camp and Seth Duerr, and Will Frears (of the play “PEN”) directs. Monday, April 17, 8 p.m., Bouwerie Lane Theatre, 330 Bowery, between Bond and 2nd streets, 212-677-0060 ext. 16, free.