Throughout the rehearsal process, the Antigone chorus spent hours working on characterization. Now, with the final performances starting on April 21, certain members of thechorus reveal their characters’ unique traits.
Antigone, a play written by the Greek tragedian Sophocles, tells the story of the tragic reign of King Creon, the last of Oedipus’s family to rule the city of Thebes. Antigone explores topics of
gender stereotypes, political corruption, and family dynamics that still ring true in today’s society. In a more modern retelling, the drama department sets their production of Antigone in the Cold War era while still preserving the allusions to Greek mythology and Sophocles’s cautious message.
Antigone is the main character joined by other named characters such as Creon, the king of Thebes; Eurydice, Creon’s wife; Haemon, Creon and Eurydice’s son; Ismene, Antigone’s sister;
and Tiresias, the blind prophet. However, the many chorus characters are what make the hustle and bustle of life in Creon’s office realistic and interesting.
Click here to find out more about how the unnamed chorus members adapted their characters to create a dynamic show.