{"id":3906,"date":"2021-11-22T13:44:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T13:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/?post_type=bates_events&p=3906"},"modified":"2021-11-23T14:05:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T14:05:02","slug":"antigonick","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/events\/antigonick\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigonick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Anne Carson<\/strong>
Directed by Professor Tim Dugan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anne Carson’s radical translation of Antigone invites us to reconsider Sophocles’ all-too-familiar characters. Politically incisive, emotionally raw, and frequently deadpan, the play shatters our expectations of genre and category, ultimately asking: what happens when we are deprived of the ability to grieve?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performance Dates<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, March 17th, at 7:30 pm.
Friday, March 18th, at 7:30 pm.
Saturday, March 19th, at 5:00 pm.
Sunday, March 20th, at 2:00 pm.
Monday, March 21st, at 7:30 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Admission is free, with a suggested $5 donation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets are available online<\/a><\/strong>
or at the box office 207-786-6161 (Monday through Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Gannett Theater<\/span>
305 College Street<\/span>
Lewiston<\/span>, ME<\/span> 04240<\/span><\/div>","simple":" Gannett Theater, Lewiston, ME, 04240"},"featured_image":{"url":false,"id":0},"structureddata":"