Grandview Heights High School will present the play Antigone, Jean Anouilh’s best known play, on Wednesday, November 11; Thursday, November 12; and Friday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the Grandview Heights High School Auditorium located at 1587 West Third Avenue.
The play was first performed in 1944 in Nazi-controlled Paris and provoked fierce controversy. More ambivalent than his Greek model, Sophocles, Anouilh uses Greek myth to explore disturbing moral dilemmas of our times.
Creon, newly anointed King of Thebes, has declared that the rebel son of Oedipus must remain unburied while his hero brother receives a royal funeral. The youngest sister, Antigone, must decide between her family’s honor and her own life. The play uses modern language and context to serve as a call for justice and self-discovery in a modern age when people express indifference and intolerance.
Admission is: $5.00 general admission; students $1 for Wednesday ONLY
Additional Information on the play from Director April Olt:
What is Antigone?
Antigone was written by Sophocles over 2000 years ago. The play is known as the "first feminist play" although in ancient Greece all of the actors were males. Our production is based on the translation by Jean Anouilh written in German occupied France in 1942. Although the play takes place in Thebes, we have updated the time/setting to be ANY time and ANY place. The play begins with the Greek Chorus (in our version, the chorus features humanist females throughout history including Cleopatra, Grace Kelly, and Gloria Steinem) who introduce the story, characters, and relevant background information. Since all of the roles were played by males in ancient Greece, I decided to gender-blind cast this show. In other words, I chose to cast the proper actor for each role regardless of gender.
Antigone was written by Sophocles over 2000 years ago. The play is known as the "first feminist play" although in ancient Greece all of the actors were males. Our production is based on the translation by Jean Anouilh written in German occupied France in 1942. Although the play takes place in Thebes, we have updated the time/setting to be ANY time and ANY place. The play begins with the Greek Chorus (in our version, the chorus features humanist females throughout history including Cleopatra, Grace Kelly, and Gloria Steinem) who introduce the story, characters, and relevant background information. Since all of the roles were played by males in ancient Greece, I decided to gender-blind cast this show. In other words, I chose to cast the proper actor for each role regardless of gender.