{"id":3298,"date":"2021-10-13T14:31:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T18:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/?post_type=bates_events&p=3298"},"modified":"2022-03-17T13:03:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T17:03:05","slug":"antigonick","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/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

Antigonick <\/em>Program<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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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<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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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)
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Meet the Cast <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Sydney Childs ’24<\/strong>
Translator
Eurydike<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kush Sharma<\/strong> ’23<\/strong>
Nick<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Caroline Cassell ’24<\/strong>
Antigone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Quinn Simmons ’24<\/strong>
Ismene <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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QinYing Zuo ’22*<\/strong>
Chorus of Old Theban Men<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bora Lugunda ’25<\/strong>
Chorus of Old Theban Men<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ananya Rao ’25<\/strong>
Chorus of Old Theban Men <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jacob DiMartini ’22*<\/strong>
Kreon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Miguel Pacheco Gonzalez ’24 <\/strong>Guard
Haimon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Joaquin Torres ’25<\/strong>
Teiresias<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Manuel Machorro Gomez Pezuela<\/strong> ’25<\/strong>
Messenger<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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*This performance is offered in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a senior thesis in acting.
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Meet the Creative Team<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Tim Dugan<\/strong>
Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jiayi Yang ’25<\/strong>
Stage Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marie Laster<\/strong>
Set Designer
Guest Artist<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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John Farrell<\/strong>
Puppetry
Affiliated Artist<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Carol Farrell <\/strong>
Costume Designer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jamie Grant<\/strong>
Lighting Designer
Guest Artist<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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William Matthews<\/strong>
Sound Designer
Guest Artist<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Justin Moriarty<\/strong>
Technical Director<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Maddie Kemp ’25<\/strong>
Poster Designer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Maggie Nespole ’23<\/strong>**
Dramaturg<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Katie Adkison<\/strong>
Literary Consultant<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Katalin Vecsey<\/strong>
Vocal Director<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Paige Magid<\/strong> ’24<\/strong>
Properties Manager
Assistant Stage Manager<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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**This project is offered in partial fulfillment of the requirements for an Independent Study (360) in dramaturgy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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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":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2021\/10\/Antigonick-584x900.webp","id":3678},"structureddata":"