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Antigone: 3021 (one-act version)

Written By: Nina Mansfield
Length: 35-45 minutes
Cast Size: 14-24 actors (suggested casting: 2F, 1M, 20+ any)
Genre: Drama
Sub-Genre: Adaptation, Science Fiction
Synopsis:
It's the year 3021 and Thebes has just been through a bloody civil war. Chancellor Creah has decreed that anyone who buries the body of the traitor Polyneices will face the death, but Antigone is determined to bury her brother, no matter the penalty. She brazenly breaks Creah’s law and broadcasts her crime on the public cloud. Now Creah must decide if she will bend to the will of the people or p...Read More

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Product specification details
Genre Drama
Sub-genre Adaptation, Science Fiction
Length Type One-Act
Theme Future, Greek Adaptation, Technology, Social Significance
Cast Size 14-24 actors (suggested casting: 2F, 1M, 20+ any)
Approx. Running Time 35-45 minutes

* Minimum Royalty: $50.00 / performance

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Acting Edition Book: $10.99

Stage Manager Edition: $24.99

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It's the year 3021 and Thebes has just been through a bloody civil war. Chancellor Creah has decreed that anyone who buries the body of the traitor Polyneices will face the death, but Antigone is determined to bury her brother, no matter the penalty. She brazenly breaks Creah’s law and broadcasts her crime on the public cloud. Now Creah must decide if she will bend to the will of the people or punish Antigone for her crime. Antigone: 3021 is a virtual-friendly, futuristic retelling of Sophocles’ tragedy Antigone where the Greek chorus has been transformed into a talk show/news program and the characters communicate via virtual projection.

(A full-length version of this play is also available.)

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