Season Archive


Antigone:
As Played and Danced by the Three Fates on Their Way to Becoming the Three Graces

April 27-May 23, 2004

By Mac Wellman
Directed by Paul Lazar
Choreography and
Musical Staging by
Annie-B Parson
Songs by Cynthia Hopkins


What might the Antigone tale look like before Sophocles got his hands on it? This tantalizing thought animates Mac Wellman's wild rendition of this immortal story. Here events happen eons before Sophocles, Doric columns, or Democracy. There's song, dance breaks, and three nasty girls who go by the name of the Fates but hope, in the retelling of this myth, to become the Graces. What ensues is Wellman's renowned brand of verbal pyrotechnics coupled with the inimitable images of Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar's Big Dance Theater.

Bruce Weber of The New York Times called this delicious collaboration "startling and sprightly."

Set Design by Joanne Howard

Costume Design by Claudia Stephens

Lighting Design by Jay Ryan

Sound Design by Jane Shaw & Annie-B Parson

Cast
Nancy Ellis
Molly Hickok
Leroy Logan
Dierdre O'Connell
Rebecca Wisocky

Press Representation by The Publicity Office

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

April 27-May 23, 2004

Tuesday-Friday @ 8pm
Saturday @ 2pm & 8pm
Sunday @ 3pm

There is no performance on April 29
No matinees on May 1, May 9, or May 22


SPECIAL EVENTS

SATURDAY SYMPOSIA
Join us immediately after the matinee performance for brief lectures and discussions with the following scholars:
May 8 - Renowned scholar/translator John Chioles discusses Antigone's unique 2000-year hold on the Western imagination in art, literature, and thought.
May 15 - Have you ever wondered how a Greek play was originally performed? Who by? And for whom? Join Professor Arnold Aronson as he answers these and other questions.

TUESDAY TALKBACKS
Post-performance discussions with the actors and creative team of Antigone will be held on May 4, May 11, and May 18.


FREE READING OF SOPHOCLES' ANTIGONE
Monday, May 3 at 7:00pm
Directed by Karin Coonrod
Join us for an intimate staged reading of Sophocles' original ANTIGONE translated by Carl Mueller and directed by leading experimental director Karin Coonrod, who is best known for her inventive rethinking of such classics as CHRISTMAS AT THE IVANOVS (CSC), HENRY VI (NYSF/Public Theater) and KING JOHN (TFNA).
Reservations required. Call 212.677.4210 x 13 to make your reservation. Seating is limited and will be general admission.

FREE READING OF THE ANTIGONE PROJECT
Monday, May 17 at 7pm
By Amy Brenneman, Karen Hartman, Chiori Miyagawa, Lynn Nottage, Sabrina Peck, and Caridad Svich
Curated by Chiori Miyagawa
The Antigone Project presents five short interpretations and variations on ANTIGONE. From an Antigone Museum to present day Africa to a princess of privilege being courted by a surfer, these plays all shed new light on an ancient myth. Join us for this unique compendium of readings.
Reservations required. Call 212.677.4210 x13 to make your reservation. Seating is limited and will be general admission.

A student matinee will be held on May 5*

*The Student Matinees is reserved for student groups. If you are interested in bringing a student group, please call Michael Creighton at 212.677.4210 x 13.

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Please note: Dates and details of performances and Symposia are subject to change.