EISD Release – The Early High School UIL One-Act Play Team will perform their production of “Antigone Now” for the public on Thursday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the EHS SAC and on Sunday, March 5 at 2:30 pm in the EHS SAC. Tickets are available at the door for a suggested donation of $2.
Antigone Now is a short drama by Melissa Cooper and inspired by Sophocles’ Antigone.
The story: After the death of Oedipus, his two sons, Polyneices and Eteocles, agreed to share leadership of Thebes, alternating terms in office. But after his first term in office, Eteocles refused to yield the throne to his brother. Polyneices enlisted a foreign army to lay siege to his homeland, and a brutal war ensued. The war ended last night when the two brothers killed each other in the streets of the city. Left to pickup the pieces of the city and their lives are their sisters, Antigone and Ismene, while their uncle, Creon, the new king, makes plans to bring the city back into health and wealth by rule of law.
2017 EHS One-Act Play Team members:
- Maggie Yantis- Antigone
- Andie Contreras- Ismene
- Asa Welker- Creon
- McKenna Towell- Chorus Leader
- Caleb Callaway- Chorus Lover
- Cameron Hill- Chorus Loved
- Nathan Todd- Chorus Lost
- Macey Jacobs- Chorus Lost
- Brooke Charon- Chorus Youth
- Linsey Piper- Chorus Youth
- Madison Green- Chorus Elder
- Thomas Kinnin- Chorus Merchant
- Peyton Carey- Chorus Mother
- Breanna Ezzell- Chorus Mother
- Zane Hobson- Guard/Body of Polyneices
- Danie Contreras- Stage Manager
- Carmen Atteberry- Stage Crew
- Grant Mitchell- Stage Crew
- Payton Bartlett- Audio Tech
- Brianna Brown- Lighting Tech
- Cailen Jenkins -Green Room Crew
- Makaila Judkins- Green Room Crew
- Ariel Lewis- Green Room Crew
Directors for Early ISD One-Act Play are Ren Yantis and Amber Jones.
The team will take their show to UIL district competition at Bangs High School on Wednesday, March 8.
“Antigone Now” is produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)
