Auditions - Antigone

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Antigone

By Sophokles

Translated by Anne Carson

Directed by Erin Bennett

In the aftermath of a bitter war, Antigone grieves for two lost brothers. King Kreon honors one with a proper burial, but forbids the burial of the other. Despite warnings and threats, unshakable Antigone defies the king's law. In Anne Carson's vivid, modern translation, Sophokles' tragedy becomes a tale rich with beauty and humor that asks us to reconsider the arbiters of right and wrong.

Audition Dates:

Sunday, November 17 - 2-5pm

Tuesday, November 19 - 7-9pm

Audition Location: First Universalist Church & Society of Barnard (6211 VT Route 12, Barnard)

All ages, genders, and experience levels welcome! 

Rehearsals will begin in early January with a read through in December.

Production Dates: February 14-23, 2025

Production Location: Barnard Town Hall

Characters

Antigone: 20s/30s. Eldest daughter of Oedipus

Ismene: 20s. Antigone's younger sister

Kreon: 50s/60s. Recently-crowned King of Thebes*

Haimon: 20s/30s. Son of Kreon and Eurydike, betrothed to Antigone

Eurydike: 50s/60s. Queen of Thebes*

Teiresias: Elderly. Blind prophet of Thebes*

Guard: Any age. Soldier of Kreon*

Messenger: Any age. Servant of the palace*

2-3 actors may be cast solely as chorus members if there is interest. All cast members will have a secondary part in the chorus of the Old Men of Thebes.

*These roles in particular are open to actors of any gender to perform as any gender.