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ED REX
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An adopted warrior kills his father, marries his mother, yet lives happily ever after. Find out how.
CHAPTERS
Published Min.
PRELIMINARY
1
ED REX: THE FAMILY-FRIENDLY OEDIPUS REX
ACT 1
scene
cum.
2
Grad. Student Eddie Dreams Of Greek Battles
2
2
3
Eddie's Sister Ridicules Him As He Leaves
2.1
4.1
4
Eddie Drives To The School, Wrecks
1.8
5.9
5
Eddie Falls Into A Coma In The Classroom
2.6
8.5
6
Little SunFlower Peeps In On Ed Rex's Birth
1.5
10
7
Ioh Births Ed Rex To Rebel Commando Laius
3.2
13.2
8
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Greek Captain Romanux Stabs Laius
2.2
15.4
9
Captain Romanux Kidnaps Baby Ed Rex
3.6
19
10
Captain Romanux 'Drops Baby Ed' Off The Cliff
1.8
20.8
11
Capt. Romanux Gives Baby Ed Rex To Priestess
1.3
22.1
12
Captain Brands Ed Rex With His I.D. Number
0.5
22.6
13
Priestess Enrolls Baby Ed Rex In The War Cult
1.8
24.4
ACT 2
24.5/22.5
14
Priestess Adopts & Feeds Baby Ed Rex
0.9
25.3
15
Baby Ed Rex Becomes A Soldier
0.7
26
16
Disease Ravages The Fort
2.8
28.8
17
Teen Ed Rex Becomes A War Leader
1.5
30.3
18
Ed Rex Buries His Priestess (Adoptive Mom)
0.7
31
19
Captain Welds The Diamond Onto Ed Rex's Sword
0.6
31.6
20
Ed Rex Takes Command Of The Greek Fort
0.5
32.1
21
Tiresias Warns Ed Rex Of His Impending Doom
2.8
34.9
22
Ed Rex & RamRock Tar & Feather Tiresias
2.1
37
23
Hebrew Rebels Steal Ed Rex's Catapult
1.2
38.2
24
Ed Rex's Army Battles His Dad Laius's Rebels
5.3
43.5
25
Laius (Dad) Finds Ed Rex. Then Laius Dies
1
44.5
26
Chief Liege Scavenges While Tiresias Heals
0.7
45.2
27
The Hebrew Widows Build A Mourning Pyre
0.6
45.8
28
Tiresias Rescues Ed Rex From The Battlefield
1.9
47.7
MIDPOINT
47.9/45
29
Tiresias Nurses Amnesiac Ed Rex Back To Life
1.7
49.4
30
Tiresias Christens Ed Rex: 'Peace Missionary'
2.2
51.6
31
Ed Rex Journeys Toward Greece
1.1
52.7
32
Soldiers Attack Ed Rex For Being A Pacifist
1.8
54.5
33
CatMan Challenges Comatose Ed Rex To A Riddle
2.3
56.8
34
Crazy CatMan Drags Ed Rex Over the Cliffs
1.3
58.1
35
Ioh and SunFlower Find & Save Ed Rex
3.4
61.5
36
The Village Hails Ed Rex as A Hero
2
63.5
37
The Villagers Detain Ed Rex From His Mission
1.8
65.3
38
Ed Helps Ioh Grow Food, But Greeks Steal It
3.2
68.5
39
Ioh & SunFlower Steal Ed's Sacred Seeds!
1.6
70.1
40
Ioh's Hemp Crop Rises, Promising Freedom
0.7
70.8
ACT 3
71/67.5
41
A Black-Robed Mystery-Man Burns The Hemp Crop
2.5
73.3
42
Ed Makes A Wedding Ring For SunFlower
0.7
74
43
SunFlower's Evil 'Dad' Liege Advances on Her
1.4
75.4
44
SunFlower Flees & 'Dies' In The SnakeRocks
6
81.4
45
Liege Collapses From Thirst. Ed Rex Saves Him
1.7
83.1
46
SunFlower Meets Her Real Father, Tiresias
3.4
86.5
47
Liege Tricks Ed Rex To Wed His Own Mom, Ioh
5.9
92.4
48
Ed Rex Marries SunFlower
2.4
94.8
49
Coronation
0.4
95.2
EPILOGUE
95.4/89
50
SunFlower Births Baby 'Red Rex'
0.9
96.1
51
Eddie & SunFlower Run From The School To Kiss
2.1
98.2
APPENDICES
98.3/90
52
CAST OF CHARACTERS
53
Chorus' Song At End Of Battle
54
WAR GOD INITIATION SONG
55
FUNERAL PYRE WOMEN'S LAMENT (Song Lyrics)
56
SONG: Tasked To Save My People
57
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Lyrics To 'A Man To Keep The Wall' (Dance)
58
Mighty Flash Of Fire (Fire Burning Song)
59
Peoples' Prayers For Healing The Land
60
Pre-Wedding Lament (Fatal Marriage)
61
Ed Rex's WEDDING SONG
62
Closing SONG OF HOPE AND VISION
63
Final LAMENT OF THE FURIES (song)
64
More Arguments between Tiresias & Oedipus
65
Other useful Lyrics From Oedipus Rex
66
SONG: Begging Ed To Save The Village
98.3/90
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