Audition Notice/Casting Call: ANTIGONICK
TITLE OF THE PROJECT: Antigonick
PRODUCTION TYPE: Faculty Directed Production
DESCRIPTION: Antigonick, 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?
SPECIAL NOTES: There is some violence.
SCHEDULE INFORMATION
Rehearsals Start: Monday January 24th-March 10th, 2022 (Mostly M-F: 4-7pm)
Tech/Dress Rehearsals: Saturday March 12th-Wednesday March 16th
Dates of Performances: March 17th-21st, 2022
CAST BREAKDOWN AND DESCRIPTION:
- Antigone
- Ismene- sister of Antigone
- Kreon- king of Thebes
- Haimon-son of Kreon & Eurydike
- Eurydike-wife of Kreon, mother of Haimon
- Teiresias-blind prophet of Thebes
- Guard
- Messenger
- Chorus of old Theban men (3 parts)
- Nick-a mute part (always onstage, he measures things)
- Translator
AUDITION INFORMATION
Preparation necessary for the audition: None. Scripts are available ahead of time. Sides will be available at the audition.
Contact Person: Professor Tim Dugan @ tdugan2@bates.edu
Script: Contact Professor Tim Dugan @ tdugan2@bates.edu for a copy of the play. There are also copies of the play available for sign-out in 204 PGrew.
PRODUCTION PERSONNEL:
PLAYWRIGHT/TRANSLATOR: Anne Carson
DIRECTOR: Professor Tim Dugan @ tdugan2@bates.edu
STAGE MANAGER: Jiayi Yang ‘25
SET DESIGNER: Guest Artist Marie Laster
PUPPETRY: Affiliated Artist John Farrell
COSTUME DESIGNER: Carol Farrell
LIGHTING DESIGNER: Guest Artist Jamie Grant
SOUND DESIGNER: Guest Artist William Matthews
Bates Theater & Dance Department is committed to offering a safe and inclusive audition experience for all and encourages participation by performers of all races and ethnicities.