The Burial at Thebes

Presented by Theatre in the Round
The Burial at Thebes by Seamus Heaney Irish poet and Nobel Prize-winning author Seamus Heaney wrote this outstanding new adaptation of the Greek tragedy Antigone. When Creon the King refuses to bury her traitorous brother, Antigone defies him and takes the law into her own hands. This brief, powerful staging features a striking version of a wise Chorus, and vivid, poetic writing.

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Genres

  • Classical drama
  • Contemporary drama
  • Music theater
  • Unconventional

Schedule and venue

Theatre in the Round
245 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis MN 55454-1054, Minneapolis

  • Friday, February 12, 2010 8:00pm
  • Saturday, February 13, 2010 8:00pm
  • Sunday, February 14, 2010 2:00pm
  • Friday, February 19, 2010 8:00pm
  • Saturday, February 20, 2010 8:00pm
  • Sunday, February 21, 2010 2:00pm
  • Friday, February 26, 2010 8:00pm
  • Saturday, February 27, 2010 8:00pm
  • Sunday, February 28, 2010 2:00pm
  • Friday, March 5, 2010 8:00pm
  • Saturday, March 6, 2010 8:00pm
  • Sunday, March 7, 2010 2:00pm

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$10-20
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Burial at Thebes (a new Antigone translation by Seamus Heaney)

Cast + crew

RoleArtist
AntigoneJulie Kurtz
CreonSeth Patterson
DirectorRob Goudy
IsmeneAli Rose Dachis
TiresiasLinda Sue Anderson
GuardChristopher Kehoe
ChorusCorby Kelly
EurydiceAriel Pinkerton
HaemonMax Polski
ChorusJoel Raney

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