The Burial at Thebes

A version of Sophocles’ Antigone

by Seamus Heaney

In this adaptation of the Greek tragedy Antigone, Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney brought out the primal imagery of Sophocles’ phrases, infusing with vitality this ancient drama of state authority colliding with tribal loyalty. This intensively collaborative New York premiere featured masks by Jonathan Becker, a choral score by Nathan Bowen, and choreography by Andrea Homer-Macdonald.

Schedule

There were 12 performances from September 7 to September 23, 2006, at The Salvation Army’s THEATRE 315 on West 47th Street.

Cast

Ron Bopst*
Elizabeth A. Davis*
Susan Ferrara*
Matthew Herrick*
Adam Houghton
Tom Knutson
Jane Pejtersen

* AEA Member. Equity Approved Showcase.

(This page is a summary of a past production. The full Burial at Thebes page as it existed during the run of this show, with calendar, podcast and images, can be found here.)