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1. Burial at Thebes

McGee Theatre

August 15 -- CREW INFO SESSION/TOOL TRAINING

August 16 -- September 2 - BUILD

September 4 - 18 - LOAD IN

September 19 - 26 - TECH/DRESS

September 27 & 28 - 7 PM PERFORMANCES

September 29 - 4:30 PERFORMANCE

October 2 - 5 - STRIKE

Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus King of Thebes, Greece, learns that her two brothers Polyneices and Eteocles have killed each other fighting on different sides of a war. Creon, Antigone's uncle and newly appointed King of Thebes, buries Eteocles, who fought on the Theban side of the war, hailing him as a great hero. He refuses to bury Polyneices, proclaiming that any who attempt to defy his wishes will be made an example of, on the grounds that he was a 'traitor' fighting on the opposing side in the war. The play opens with Antigone and her sister Ismene discussing what action to take in response to Creon's new law against the burial of their brother. Antigone is reactive, arguing that Creon is breaching Divine Law by denying burial to Polyneices. Despite Ismene's pleading, Antigone heads off alone to enact the burial rites both for her own glory and for the preservation of her brother's soul.

Antigone is caught defying her uncle's orders, and is punished severely despite being engaged to Creon's son Haemon. She is sealed within a tomb and left to die. After a visit from the oracle Tiresias warning of the consequences, Creon eventually repents, but by then she has killed herself and is followed in death by Creon's own son and wife, both of whom commit suicide. Creon's isolation is complete and he ends the play a broken and lonely man.



Who Made it Happen

Ava Chaplick, Keira Chroniak, Juliet Drake, Sofia Fernandez, Ally Fischer, Matt Flaherty, Madz Generes, Emma Goodfellow, Ryder Graham, Alice Green, Malley Hirschle, Leeli Jackson, Alex Kamins, Cecilia Klobuchar, Ada Lanz, Isabelle Laude, Layla Lawrence, Luca Macika, Kira McClellan, Cole McPherrin, Maya Morton, Sully Pierre, Adam Puljic, Will Radzik, Charlotte Rimmer, Maggie Ruey, Mara Saltzman, Topher Senior, Mia Soffer, Sai Isha Swaminathan, Ella Swanson, Ava Thomas, Olivia Ty, Benjamin Walsh, Jacob Wilson, Caroline Wolfe, Addison Yanez

Assistant Stage Managers: Keira Chroniak, Layla Lawrence  

Light Board Operator: Madz Generes 

Sound Board Operator: Ryder Graham

Stage Manager: Emily Boyd Student 

Lighting Designer: Madz Generes 

Student Scenic Designer: Adam Puljic Student 

Technical Director : Layla Lawrence 

Lighting Supervisor: Keira Chroniak & Ryder Graham


Author: Seamus Heaney


Director : Hilerre Kirsch

Technical Designer: Dave Ferguson

Costume Designer: Alaina Moore

Sound Designer: Rick Sims

Make-Up & Hair Designer: Krista D’Agostino

Composer: G. Scott Russell

Graphic Designer: Judy Radovsky

Ticketing, Publicity, Production Assistant: Sarah Kropski

T-shirts, Program Layout & Merchandise Manager: Paige Alvarado

House Manager: Rhonda Geater

Project Gallery

CREW SESSIONS ARE SCHEDULED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 3:45 - 6:00 PM. AND ON SATURDAYS FROM 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM OR 1:00 - 4:00 PM. TECHNICAL AND DRESS REHEARSALS END BY 8:00 P.M.

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