Show Plot Antigone Now

Authors: Melissa Cooper

Time Period: timeless, contemporary post-war

Setting: Thebes, Greece, bombed out, war-torn city

Summary: Antigone Now is a modern, one-act adaptation of Sophocles' classic Greek tragedy. Set in a bombed-out, war-torn city, it explores the ultimate clash between state law and individual conscience as the rebellious Antigone defies her uncle to bury her disgraced brother.