JSU Double Feature
Antigone and The Frog Prince
by Benjamin Nunnally
J
acksonville State University will host two live performances this month, starting with the Drama department’s presentation of the ancient Greek tragedy, Antigone, as adapted from the original by Jean
Anouilh in 1940’s France.
Antigone, for th ose not up on their Greek dramas, is the
story of the titular character, whose brother Polyneices
has been killed in battle. When the big boss of Thebes,
Creon, decides that Polyneices body should be left unburied on the battlefield as punishment for leading a rebellion, Antigone buries her brother anyway, risking a death
sentence.
The story blooms into a tale of family, loyalty and danger
as Antigone tries to defend her actions to Creon, who as
you might have guessed, has a mighty big problem with
Antigone burying her brother against his wishes.
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The original play is more than 2,000 years old, but its
themes are still relevant today, and the adaptation further
contemporizes those themes.
Antigone runs from Nov. 14-17, with shows at 7 p.m. on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for JSU personnel and senior
citizens and $5 for students and military. Call the JSU box
office at 256-782-5648 to order tickets or for more information.
Also coming up, JSU Opera is kicking off their 10th anniversary season with a performance of The Frog Prince,
November 2013
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