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Antigone Performance
After Oedipus' son Polyneices attacks his home city of Thebes and is killed in battle, the burial of his corpse is forbidden by Creon, king of Thebes. And yet, Antigone will not hesitate to bury her brother even if the entire world is working against her. Written over two thousand years ago by the master playwright Sophocles and here translated by Irish poet and Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney, Antigone continues to ask us if we ought to follow the law of the land, or whether we should heed a higher call.
Directed by Shane Hickey
To purchase tickets call 718-390-3259 or online here.
Picnic Performance
PICNIC by William Inge brings to life the heat and tension of a sweltering Labor Day morning in a small Kansas town, where the women of a quiet neighborhood prepare for the annual picnic. Amidst the preparations, watchful mother Flo Owens hopes her beautiful daughter, Madge, will receive a proposal from the wealthy Alan, while younger sister Millie dreams of escaping their small-town life. Good-natured Mrs. Potts enjoys a rare break from caring for her elderly mother, and spinster schoolteacher Rosemary keeps her boyfriend, Howard, at arm’s length. However, their seemingly tranquil lives are upended when Hal Carter, a muscular and charming drifter with ties to Alan, arrives unexpectedly. As Hal’s bold and magnetic presence disrupts the quiet community, hearts are broken and lives are irrevocably changed.
Playwright William Inge
Directed by Brian Sgambati
CONTENT WARNING
Please be advised that PICNIC includes coarse language and adult themes.
For tickets call 718-390-3259 or purchase online here.