ANTIGONE World Premiere Opening Tonight

TONIGHT, 3/23/12
Opening night of the world premiere of
ANTIGONE

at the Maryland Ensemble Theatre
adapted from Sophocles by Reiner Prochaska, directed by Julie Herber

Photo by Joe Williams, 2012

"The greater your arrogance, the greater God's revenge."

The world premiere adaptation of Sophocles’ tragic classic which pits the courageous Antigone against King Creon and the laws of Thebes in defense of her brother’s honor with fatal consequences.

The MET's adaptation deals with not only the original story of Antigone, but the themes of the story in an unexpected, original way.  Thursday 3/22 is the $5 preview, Saturday 3/24 you can meet the cast after the show and Sunday is the Opening celebration with a pre-show reception at 6pm catered by The Greene Turtle, the Sunday show will sell out, so get your tickets now.  The following Sunday, April 1st, will feature a post-show talkback with the director, cast, writer and special guests.

Featuring MET Company Members: Ashley Hall, Devin Gaither, Karen Paone, Reiner Prochaska & Vanessa Strickland with Joe Jalette and Bill Stitely

March 22 – April 15
Thursday – Saturday @ 8pm, Sunday 3/25, 4/15 @ 7pm, 4/1 @ 2pm

$24 adults – $20 students/seniors     Thursday and Sunday evenings – all tickets $15

$1.50 processing fee per ticket         $5 Preview – Thursday, March 22 – no reservations/cash only

BUY TICKETS ONLINE or call the MET Box Office at 301-694-4744

ART = ♥

My apologies for the delayed update!  The year really took off, and I'll tell you why:

This weekend saw the read-throughs of the next two shows I'm involved in at Maryland Ensemble Theatre: (1) The Young Olympians and the Most Amazingly Awesome Adventure Ever and (2) Antigone, the former a completely original children's show written by MET company member Sarah Shulman and the latter a brand-new adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy written by MET company member Reiner Prochaska.

What most excites me about these two shows is the fact that I'm getting to work creatively with some of my favorite people!  For Young Olympians, I'll be pitching in on the construction of several classic monsters of Greek mythology, including a puppet version of Cerberus, the three-headed dog of Hades.  I'll be understudying for Cerberus, but I am thrilled to be getting to coach the puppeteers in the show.  For Antigone, I will be playing the title role in this adaptation, which shows the story of Antigone permeating time and place, with each stasimon of the play occurring in different periods of war and strife through 400 years of world history.  I'm excited for the challenge, excited for the story we're going to tell, and eager to be a part of what I imagine will be a momentous artistic experience.

I hope you'll come be a part of it.  :)