cover art by Michael Guy
“It may be 2,500 years
old, but Sophocles’ ANTIGONE still speaks to us today, especially when it comes
in the contemporized package that Curt Columbus has put together….
Columbus’ THE DREAMS OF ANTIGONE is a thoughtful look at governmental
authority and what happens when you stand up to it, a subject that never seems
to lose its relevance. It’s written in language that’s as accessible as it is
poetic….
This is a show with classical underpinnings that sheds light on what it means
to be a hero, a person who acts in an extraordinary fashion. It is both old and
fresh.”
Channing Gray ,The Providence Journal
“You can
thank the ancient Greeks for the seven basic plotlines that pervade and frame
all of Western literature. Even after 2,500 years, given a fresh eye and a new
look, their mythic icons and protagonists still hold up.
…THE DREAMS OF ANTIGONE upholds all of these ancient myths in splendid style.
…Curt Columbus' latest interpretation is bold, forthright, intense and clean.
Even stronger than its concise verbal power is the varied shading of its acting.
This latest ANTIGONE - a tragedy of warring often staged over the decades
with "new" interpretations during various wars like Vietnam as symbolic protest
- will not simply shock you, it will surprise you….
James A Merolla,
The
Sun Chronicle
originally produced by Trinity Repertory Company, Providence
6 M, 6 F
I S B N: 978-0-88145-469-7
$14.95