American Shakespeare Center's "Antigone"

Washington and Lee University-A Special One Night Event!

American Shakespeare Center presents ANTIGONE

HAND OF TIME TOUR/SPRING SEASON

By SOPHOCLES

Translated by ROBIN BOND

Directed by DOREEN BECHTOL

Sponsored by RICHARD B. SMITH

Friday, February 8, 2019; 7:30 p.m. 

Lenfest Center/Lenfest Hall/ Keller Theatre

Tickets are $5 and students are FREE. Box office: 540-458-8000. Hours M-F 9-11am and 1-3 pm and one hour before performance.

"I WAS BORN TO JOIN IN LOVE, NOT HATE – THAT IS MY NATURE." ~ANTIGONE

In the aftermath of her brothers’ bloody war, Antigone is left torn. Her brother Eteocles will be honored, but her brother Polyneices will be shamed and denied funeral rites. In this ancient tale, Antigone stands for morality in spite of punishment as one of the earliest heroines in drama. Sophocles’s drama from 441 BC holds startling relevance today, examining divinity, obedience, and law—and how love overcomes them all.