Antigone

Originally Written by Sophocles

Adapted and Co-Created by Kate Besworth

Directed and Co-Created by Ming Hudson

This new adaptation of Antigone is focused on the following elements: effective choral storytelling, minimalistic design, female and diversity forward casting, and a collaborative and inclusive work process. We aim to bring the audience around our campfire in a back-to-basics storytelling style, using mainly human bodies as our instruments of narrative and theme. Simple and effective is what we are striving for in order to tell the devastating and beautiful story of Antigone and her family.

(Fall 2019) Concept Workshop - supported by Bard on the Beach

(Winter 2022) Script Workshop - supported by Two Planks and a Passion

(Summer 2023) Premiere Production - as part of the 2023 Two Planks and a Passion season.

Team

Concept Workshop

Antigone was shaped in the first workshop by: Scott Bellis, Michelle Fisk, Charlie Gallant, Jonathan Hawley-Purvis, Katie Johnstone, Alison Matthews, Chirag Naik, and Meg Roe.

Script Workshop

Antigone was shaped in the second workshop by: Austin Eckert, Michelle Fisk, Olivia Hutt, Breton Lalama, Lisa Nasson, Chris O’Neill, Ryan Rogerson, and Emma Slipp.

Dramaturgical support: Olivia Hutt

Two Planks and a Passion Production

Stage Manager: Robin Munro

Apprentice Stage Manager: Laurie Fleet

Technical Director: John Thomson

Costume and Mask Design: Diego Cavedon Dias

Head Of Wardrobe: Andreea Murgu

Music Composition: Henricus Gielis, Omar Alex Khan, and Rosie Callaghan

Music Consultant: Allen Cole

Cast:

Antigone - Kih Becke

Ismene, Chorus - Rosie Callaghan