This November, the Performing Arts Department at Cedar Crest College is reimagining the very first play performed at the College with “Antigone X”–a new translation by Paula Cizmar of the classic Greek tragedy.
Originally written by Sophocles in 440 BCE, and performed at Cedar Crest in 1925, the play tells the story of the Theban princess, Antigone, as she navigates the tragedy and violence following the war of the Seven against Thebes as she attempts to bury her brother.
“There have been many translations of ‘Antigone’ over the years, and I am very excited to be sharing Paula Cizmar’s Antigone X with our audiences at Cedar Crest,” says director Alana Rader. “It felt vital to choose a script by a female translator for this re-telling. I am very grateful and honored to be carrying the theatrical torch of ‘Antigone’ today. Those girls had just gotten the right to vote. The first World War had ended only seven years prior. They, too, might have just buried their brothers. They understood the stakes of this play and its relevance.”
Antigone X will be performed in Samuels Theatre from Thursday, November 6 through 9. Showtimes and tickets can be found here.
Check out some behind-the-scenes photos before opening night!
