Theater review: Connecticut Rep tackles Sophocles
April 7, 2021 BY NANCY SASSO JANIS | REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN STORRS –The Connecticut Repertory Theatre, in conjunction with the Human Rights Institute/Dodd Impact, is presenting a virtual performance of Sophocles’ “Antigone.” CONTRIBUTED This unique production was both adapted and directed by Gary M. English. The Greek tragedy offers a heart-wrenching portrait of a young woman and her refusal to sacrifice her principles when she is ordered to meet questionable but legal demands of a state in crisis. The theater’s production takes a contemporary look at the conflict between two points of...
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