QED Productions -- antigone

Antigone, by Jean Anouilh

November 9-19, 2006
Tue-Fri at 8, Sat at 3 & 8, Sun at 3
at the Hudson Guild Theatre in Chelsea

Angus Hepburn, Marguerite French

Thank you to all who came to see Antigone and helped to make it such a great success!

This 1940s adaptation of the ancient drama by Sophocles has become a classic in its own right. In defying the king’s decree, Antigone is willing to die for the sake of burying her dishonored brother–but what are her real reasons? Anouilh lays bare entirely modern questions at the heart of his telling of the story: in a world without gods, where does loyalty lie? Are there principles or passions worth more than life? In the end, the conflict between Antigone and Creon, the king, offers a harrowing portrayal of the power of ‘No,’ and the price of ‘Yes.’ A new translation from the French by our own Zander Teller brings fresh immediacy to this continually timely and always timeless story.

		Antigone, by Jean Anouilh November 9-19, 2006 Tue-Fri at 8, Sat at 3 & 8, Sun at 3 at the Hudson Guild Theatre in Chelsea Meet the cast and crew » Angus Hepburn, Marguerite French Thank you to all who came to see Antigone and helped to make it such a great success! This 1940s adaptation of the ancient drama by Sophocles has become a classic in its own right. In defying the king’s decree, Antigone is willing to die for the sake of burying her dishonored brother–but what are her real reasons? Anouilh lays bare entirely modern questions at the heart of his telling of the story: in a world without gods, where does loyalty lie? Are there principles or passions worth more than life? In the end, the conflict between Antigone and Creon, the king, offers a harrowing portrayal of the power of ‘No,’ and the price of ‘Yes.’ A new translation from the French by our own Zander Teller brings fresh immediacy to this continually timely and always timeless story.