Title
Files
Playwright
Lewis Galantiere, Sophocles, and Jean Anouilh
Performance Dates
October 23-24, 1953
Creative Team
Director...............................Marion Chase
Technical Director...............Jim Gibson
Set Design..........................Karol Knobloch
Business Manager..............Nancy Carter
Synopsis
Based on a Greek myth, Sophocles' Antigone embodies a timeless portrayal of the conflict between good and evil. The play portrays this struggle through a single incident but actually it represents all rebellion against oppression. Creon stands for inhuman forces--the reign of terror imposed by an dictatorship. Opposing him is Antigone, who rebels against the blasphemy of the unburied dead. By doing so, she cries out against Godlessness and indecency.
It is interesting to note that Anouihl's adaption of Antigone in 1943 symbolizes the German occupation of France--the new order with its promise of prosperity and happiness in exchange for surrender of the French spiritual independence.
Each age is entitled to its own Antigone--needs her, for every age has its Creon who must be defied.
Disciplines
Acting | Dance | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History
Keywords
Otterbein Theatre, Performing Arts, College Theater
Recommended Citation
Otterbein University, "Antigone" (1953). 1907-1958 Productions. 89.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/production_1907-1958/89