In the midst of a bombed-out city still feeling the aftershocks of war, the rebellious and intense Antigone defies her uncle to bury her disgraced brother. This contemporary response to the myth of Antigone brings powerful, modern prose to an ancient and universal story.

Melissa Cooper’s Antigone Now is a one-act play inspired by Antigone by Sophocles. The story is condensed but still the same: Antigone’s two brothers have killed each other in a brutal war over who will rule Thebes. In the aftermath, Creon becomes king and …

2024年9月24日 · Running from September 26-29, this contemporary adaptation by Melissa Cooper revitalizes a timeless classic for a new generation. Antigone Now tells the gripping story of a young woman who defies the king to honor her brother, igniting a fierce conflict between personal conviction and state authority.

2024年9月26日 · The Department of Theatre presents Antigone Now by Melissa Cooper, inspired by Sophocles' Antigone. Directed by Robin Witt. In the midst of a bombed-out city still feeling the aftershocks of war, the rebellious and intense Antigone defies her uncle to bury her disgraced brother and starts a revolution of her own.

2023年10月26日 · A performance based on Sophocles’s “Antigone,” this play by Melissa Cooper recaptures the struggle of two sisters, Antigone and Ismene, after a gruesome war destroyed their beloved city, Thebes, in a new and modern way. While Ismene tries to move on, Antigone is tortured by King Creon’s refusal to bury her traitorous brother’s corpse.

2024年9月26日 · Antigone Now by Melissa Cooper kicks off the Department of Theatre's season, "Old Stories, New Voices." In the midst of a bombed-out city still feeling the aftershocks of war, the rebellious and intense Antigone defies her uncle to bury her disgraced brother and starts a revolution of her own.

2020年5月23日 · A radical new performance film of Sophocles’ Antigone, devised from the translation by Seamus Heaney. A world in strife, a nation in fear, a woman stranded, in grief. Award-winning Irish director and UC Davis Granada Artist-in-Residence Sinéad Rushe will co-direct with Margaret Laurena Kemp, associate professor of theatre and dance, a ground ...

A modern adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone, Melissa Cooper's retelling of Sophocles' timeless Greek tragedy explores the power of love, grief, and duty in the pursuit of justice. Behind The Playhouse: Antigone Now

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Written by Sophocles in 442 B.C., and presented here in a new adaptation, Antigone: Now tells the tale of a young heroine who goes against society to honour the death of her brother. This new powerfully physical version of the play depicts the empowerment of women and the crucial issues modern societies must grapple with today while exploring ...