October 4-12, 2024
Written by Sophocles
Directed by Lauren Wilson

Longstreet Theatre

Written in the 5th Century BCE, this final chapter in Sophocles’ Oedipus Trilogy presents themes of equality and civil disobedience that are as relevant today as they were almost 2500 years ago. After Antigone’s two brothers are killed while fighting each other for the throne of Thebes, the kingdom’s new ruler, Creon, declares that only one brother will receive a proper burial, while the other will be left out to rot. In allegiance with her family – and honoring her own strong sense of morality – Antigone buries her brother in defiance of the law, setting in motion a chain of events that threaten to bring even more tragedy to the kingdom.