The Virtuous Ideal Superwomen Goes into War With The King In UMD's Antiogine
Sophocles' "Antigone" has been around nearly 2500 years ago, yet the text in the play echo strongly today as in the time of the famous Ancient Greece. Democracy, religion, and gender roles is the leading edge when evaluating "Antigone".
Directed by Jenna Soleo-Shanks, the University of Minnesota Duluth theater department production of "Antigone", swings hard demonstrating how much of power and superiority plays a big role thousands of years ago and present day as well. The elements combined to create these astonishing episodes of "Antigone" leaves the audience mind blowing.
It was an evening day where the sun was setting outside the University of Minnesota Duluth's Marshall Performing Arts Center, while the indoors held something more valuable to gain from a simple women named Antigone (Tolu Ekisola) won't stand to see her brother's body treated unfairly, so she confronts the king Creon (Ryan Richardson) and buries the body and quotes, "I think your laws are unjust and I defy you-do what you will with me."
The king is considered an absolute ruler. So where is the idea of democracy you say? The perception appears to be through the fight between Antigone and Creon. Creon, however, believes that whomsoever the city may appoint will be obeyed. As the city appoints Creon believes that his word is law and no one has the right to cross his path when it comes to law.
Through her nobility, Tolu Ekisola shows her bravery through words and action. Although Ekisola doesn't go that far, her defiance demonstrates her right to protest and call for change. On the other hand, Creon disagrees and imprisons her in a cave.
Ekisola's civil disobedience shows a citizen holding the government liable for an unjust actions. Her believes indicates that Creon whatsoever has no right to keep her from her own.
The moment we've been waiting for arrives. The moment where Antigone blieves that she owes a longer allegiance to the dead than to the living she says. It's at this moment where Ekisola unravels that Creon is overstepping his obligations as a monarch to the point where the freedom of the people the right to burial according to any religious traditions.
Along with the main two actors, the supporting cast members were outstanding. Allowing the stage and the theater lively was fascinating to see. Teiresias (Amanda Hennen) left the audience awake with her spooky and outrageous tone as she lectures Creon what will befall him and the country because of his stubborn act.
Apart from the actors and all, the sound design managed by Jon Brophy was amazing at all episodes of the play. It's structur made the story more interesting from slow to a spooky sound tone till the end. Adding on to, the lighting design was outstanding which gave the stage a tone for each mood tone which were interesting, the best words to put it as would be catchy!
Surely, in today's modern world we come across situations where we come across between our beliefs and the law itself. Director Jenna Soleo-Shanks definitely provides that example through her modern era actors.
Directed by Jenna Soleo-Shanks, the University of Minnesota Duluth theater department production of "Antigone", swings hard demonstrating how much of power and superiority plays a big role thousands of years ago and present day as well. The elements combined to create these astonishing episodes of "Antigone" leaves the audience mind blowing.
It was an evening day where the sun was setting outside the University of Minnesota Duluth's Marshall Performing Arts Center, while the indoors held something more valuable to gain from a simple women named Antigone (Tolu Ekisola) won't stand to see her brother's body treated unfairly, so she confronts the king Creon (Ryan Richardson) and buries the body and quotes, "I think your laws are unjust and I defy you-do what you will with me."
The king is considered an absolute ruler. So where is the idea of democracy you say? The perception appears to be through the fight between Antigone and Creon. Creon, however, believes that whomsoever the city may appoint will be obeyed. As the city appoints Creon believes that his word is law and no one has the right to cross his path when it comes to law.
Through her nobility, Tolu Ekisola shows her bravery through words and action. Although Ekisola doesn't go that far, her defiance demonstrates her right to protest and call for change. On the other hand, Creon disagrees and imprisons her in a cave.
Ekisola's civil disobedience shows a citizen holding the government liable for an unjust actions. Her believes indicates that Creon whatsoever has no right to keep her from her own.
The moment we've been waiting for arrives. The moment where Antigone blieves that she owes a longer allegiance to the dead than to the living she says. It's at this moment where Ekisola unravels that Creon is overstepping his obligations as a monarch to the point where the freedom of the people the right to burial according to any religious traditions.
Along with the main two actors, the supporting cast members were outstanding. Allowing the stage and the theater lively was fascinating to see. Teiresias (Amanda Hennen) left the audience awake with her spooky and outrageous tone as she lectures Creon what will befall him and the country because of his stubborn act.
Apart from the actors and all, the sound design managed by Jon Brophy was amazing at all episodes of the play. It's structur made the story more interesting from slow to a spooky sound tone till the end. Adding on to, the lighting design was outstanding which gave the stage a tone for each mood tone which were interesting, the best words to put it as would be catchy!
Surely, in today's modern world we come across situations where we come across between our beliefs and the law itself. Director Jenna Soleo-Shanks definitely provides that example through her modern era actors.
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