The Department of Theatre and Dance presents Sophokles’ Antigone adapted by Anne Carson A modern spin on classic drama
AntigoneMarch 16th – 20th, 2022
Preview performance March 15th @ 7:30pm
March 16th @ 7:30pm
March 17th @ 7:30pm featuring post performance talkback with director
March 18th @ 7:30pm
March 19th @ 2pm & 7:30pm
March 20th @ 2pm with ASL Interpretation
March 20th @ 6:30pm
Venue: Lupin Theater (Dixon Annex Room 150)
The second in the Oedipus trilogy, Antigone is the former king’s daughter who sets tragedy in motion when she learns that her dead brother must remain unburied by royal decree. This ancient tale of defiance will surely resonate with modern audiences, given the current social and political climate. The timely selection of the play by director and professor of theatre at Tulane, Ryder Thornton, MFA, Ph.D., also expresses the department’s commitment to the Jubilee* as it features the work of a female author and focuses on a woman navigating gender politics and abuses of power. Thornton, a specialist in modern tragedy, is excited to bring new energy to the play with Tulanian talent that includes an original score by local musician Brendan Connelly.
The Department is excited to present an ASL Interpreted show as part of its run. This accessible performance is made possible by cross curriculum collaboration between the department of Linguistics in the School of Liberal Arts, Tulane Department of Music, and Department of Theatre and Dance. If you are interested in learning more about American Sign Language or other languages, please contact Visiting Associate Professor Denise Crochet (please hyperlink her name with crochet@tulane.edu) of the Linguistics Department.
Information about requirements for the city can be found at https://ready.nola.gov/incident/coronavirus/safe-reopening/. Information about requirements outlined by the university can be found at https://tulane.edu/covid-19.
*for more information about the Jubilee and Tulane’s commitment, please visit jointhejubilee.org.
Tickets:
Students: $14.00/ea**
Faculty/Staff/Patrons: $21.00/ea
Ticket information and ticket purchases can be made at the box office, by phone, or online via our website with our ticketing partner, PurplePass, starting on February 18th, 2022 (12pm) at: theatre-dance/performances To arrange seating in the ASL interpreter section, please contact the box office directly via email or phone.
**Tulane students registered in fundamentals theatre classes and other specified theatre classes with fully paid activity fees have covered their costs for this performance. Please use your student ID Number as the promo code during the checkout process for a zero balance.
Contact us:
Lupin Box Office (Tulane University Uptown Campus)
Monday – Friday 11 am – 4:00 pm and at the venue 1 hour before the performance
box@tulane.edu | 504-865-5106
https://liberalarts.tulane.edu/theatre-dance
Suite 155, Dixon Performing Arts Center Annex
150 Dixon Hall Annex
New Orleans LA 70118
Official Social Media sites for the Department of Theatre and Dance at Tulane:
Facebook: @tulanetheatredance / Lupin Box-Office at Tulane
Instagram: @tulaneonstage
Twitter: @tutd
About the Translator: Anne Carson
Anne Carson (1950 - present) poet / essayist / translator / classics professor
Born in Toronto Canada, Carson (MA, Ph.D.) has a background in classical languages, comparative literature, anthropology, history, and commercial art. She has worked in academia, teaching at McGill University, the University of Michigan, and at Princeton University in addition to translating classic works of theatre, poetry and literature from ancient Greece and publishing her own original works (18 books to date). Her unique style crosses literary genres and styles and has won her numerous awards, honors and international acclaim. She has been named a Guggenheim Fellow (1998), and in awarded a MacArthur Fellowship (2000), won a Lannan Literary Award and been shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the T.S. Eliot Prize (just to name a few) in her distinguished career.
"Reprinted and performed by permission of Anne Carson and Aragi Inc. All rights reserved."