Those ancient Greeks knew a thing or two about the precarious balancing act between pursuit of personal fulfillment and responsibility to something greater than one’s own self-interest. Among the ...

On February 25, the Court Theater presented director Gabrielle Randle-Bent’s production of Sophocles’s Antigone. On one hand, the loose interpretation of the classic Greek tragedy is disorienting from ...

When: 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m on Sunday. Where: Live-streamed from GU’s Magnuson Theatre. Cost: Free. Info: For information, visit gonzaga.edu, search “Antigone” and click on “Events.” ...

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Greek tragedy’s King Creon is the despot who scorns public opinion and wants simply to look resolute. He will not, unlike some of today’s politicians, quickly countenance thoughts of a U-turn. He duly ...

In a Greek tragedy written in the middle of the fifth century B.C., three teenagers struggle with a question that could be asked now: What happens when a ruler declares that those who resist his ...

It is no surprise to see a political figure spotlit by the theatre, but rare to see theatre spotlit by a political figure. Such is the good fortune of “Antigone”, a new production of which opens at ...

I’ve found some guidance in the ancient story of Antigone to help navigate arguments over Confederate monuments that have hinged upon claims about our history and the proper posture we should take to ...