Antigone, 1865
By Michael Willis
Antigone, 1865 is a one-act play that needs 10 performers (5 women, 5 men). Licensed by Eldridge Publishing.
- Type
- one-act play
- Cast size
- 10 performers
- Roles
- 5 women, 5 men
- Cast notes
- 5 m, 5 w, extras
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- drama
- Licensor
- Eldridge Publishing
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Synopsis
The classic Greek tragedy by Sophocles is moved to the fictional Fort Thebes at the end of the U.S. Civil War. The new fort commander, Col. Creon, proclaims that one of Antigone's brothers, loyal to the Union, will be buried a hero. Her other brother, loyal to the South, will be left unburied. Anyone defying these orders will be shot by a firing squad. Fierce, yet calmly determined, Antigone tries to provide a decent burial for her "traitorous" brother. When she is caught, Creon sentences her to
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