The play Antigone has been around for centuries. It was originally written by Sophocles, in Ancient Greece. This means it will be hard to understand some references and wording, right? Well, no. The script used was the translation by Jean Anouilh, and adapted by Lewis Galantiere. It was written during the Nazi occupation in France, and so the language is in fact very modern, so there isn't a need to over think what they are saying.
Yes, I will admit that some of the phrases are outrageous. Amoungst the cast many jokes have been made over some of the pet names used in the show. "My sweet red apple" and "Morning, my grandmother!" Not exactly ones you hear everyday. And then there is the line "Oh, my darling." And that is the line. Not exactly something you hear these days, but that did make for an interesting day as everyone was trying to comfort Emily in an attempt to show Tim, our Haemon, how to do the line. So, yes, there are some things that aren't exactly natural to us, but for the most part it is very modern.
As many already know, the queen in this show has no lines at all, not even a wail of utter dispair, which greatly saddens me. The big issue with lines is mostly just Creon, Antigone, and the Chorus, because they have huge monologues, and quite a few of them. Because of the music score there isn't the freedom of being able to just pick up if you have a short memory lapse, because the timing has to be just so. Some of the monologues are extremely wordy and messing them up can destroy the flow of it.
All and all, it is a good script. Yes, there are some things that could be changed, and I certainly wouldn't be telling you to bring young kids to the show since it is so dark, but it is put together well, and you won't have to worry about trying to disect the meaning of the lines.
Ember
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Yeah I agree that some of the lines were outrageous but I couldn't help but have a smile on my face when Emily said those lines... I've heard them from her quite a few times already :)
Gotta love "my little sparrow" and my kitten and dove. ah, good times :]
great blog. the music can definately distract you if you're not prepared for it
Yes the pet names used were ridiculous. I felt silly saying them. Rick knew this as well and cut some of them thankfully.
Heather
Yeah, keeping up and trying to synch-up with the music during the monologues is a harder task than originally perceived. Once you stumble your line, you're off-rhythm for the rest of the monologue.
it was hard to disect what you were critiquing, i think it was the script. it just seemed like there were a lot of inside jokes with the cast, and some of us werent in the play :(
the music would be distracting with the acting at that time. like how emily said they had to cut some of her lines to fit with the music. I think that maybe the script itself wasnt as full of importance, as the unique creation of the music was.. kinda get the vibe a bit.
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