She stays with her father for the majority of the play, until she is taken away by Creon in an attempt to blackmail Oedipus into returning to Thebes. Antigone resembles her father in her stubbornness and doomed existence. Oedipus at Colonus Īntigone serves as her father's guide in Oedipus at Colonus, as she leads him into the city where the play takes place.
Creon prevents him from taking the girls out of the city with him. He then begs Creon to watch over them, but in his grief reaches to take them with him as he is led away. The story of Antigone was addressed by the fifth-century BC Greek playwright Sophocles in his Theban plays:Īntigone and her sister Ismene are seen at the end of Oedipus Rex as Oedipus laments the "shame" and "sorrow" he is leaving his daughters to. If you are a Flex Pass holder, please call ahead to reserve your seat.Antigone in Front of the Dead Polynices by Nikiforos Lytras, National Gallery, Athens, Greece (1865) Masks are required for all patrons and staff. Tickets are available now by calling box office manager Julie McKnight at (208) 282-3330, or purchasing online at isu.edu/tickets. It’s going to be a beautiful and tragic production – I cannot recommend it enough!” On the production end, legitimate costumes and choral masks are being made from scratch while scenery and lighting are busily experimenting with brand new technologies and effects that I don’t want to spoil for audiences. “This particular adaptation offers our acting students an opportunity to work with powerful language, dangerously high stakes, and traditional Greek chorus work.
“The Department is thrilled to usher in the new school year with a strong season of shows to share with the entire community, said Show Director Joel Shura. The hostile environment causes the characters to question their morals and beliefs, and they have to decide whether they believe in divine law or human law. A young woman goes against the king's decree which leads to brutal and catastrophic consequences. After the conclusion of a civil war, the king of Thebes begins to strengthen his city. “The Burial at Thebes” by Irish poet Seamus Heaney, is a contemporary adaptation of Sophocles’ Greek tragedy, Antigone. Idaho State University’s School of Performing Arts will present The Burial at Thebes on Oct 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9 at 7:30 pm in the Black Box Theatre in the L.E.
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