About
Transposed to the police riots of Baton Rouge, Antigone fights for equity with the honoring and burial of her brother. Selected in response to the apathy, even willful ignorance of a predominantly white campus, Antigone was produced in collaboration with BIPOC students and classmates. Antigone warns of the dangers of closing our eyes, ears, and mouths to those who are suffering. Integrating timely projections, news footage, and visceral dances, Sophocles’ classic was reinterpreted and adapted for our time.

Director’s Notes
As I first read this show, I was struck by the relevancy of the theme: brother versus brother. So often, we are tempted to look away from the suffering of our brothers and sisters; to close our ears to those who are hurting, and we are quick to speak against those with whom we do not agree. Our country, our world is torn apart.

Asbury University is a Christian Institution. Our mission statement is, “start here; impact the world.” We, particularly as Christians, cannot continue to be blinded by hate. We must hear the cries of those who are hurting, and we must listen to understand, not to respond. 

I invite you to keep these things in mind as you watch this production: listen—  and hear, look—  and see, speak— and heal. Let love be our battlecry.