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October 2–5, 1985
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A play by Sophocles
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Translated by Robert Fagles
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Production Staff
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Director: James Fisher
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Scene and Light Designer: Brian R. Jones '82
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Costume and Graphics Designer: Laura Conners
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Stage Manager: Alvin Schuh '88
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Asst. Stage Manager/Special Effects: Tryong Nguyen
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Assistant to the Director: David Schulz '88
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Assistant to the Costumer: Tim Phillips '86
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Cast List
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Antigone: Lynne Galassini-Jones
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Ismene: Mindy Howell
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Chorus Leader: Bradley Rickel '87
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Chorus: David Schulz '88, Matthew Wilson '86, Brad Baldauf '88
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Creon: Nick Roth '88
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A Sentry: Ken Siepman '87
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Haemon: Michael Shaw '87
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Tiresias: Charles Montgomery '86
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A Boy: Ben Swan
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A Messenger: Mark Hayes '88
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Eurydice: Sue Meek Ford
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Production Assistance
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Make-up Assistant/Wardrobe Supervisor: Mark Hayes '88
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Master Electrician: Brett Haffley '88
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Lightboard Operators: Jay Baltisberger '89, Tim Meredith
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Sound Technicians: Peter Keenan '89, Michael Belica '86
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Probably first produced around 441 B.C., Antigone by Sophocles (496–406 B.C.?) is among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. The tragedy of Antigone remains quite appealing to modern audiences, especially in times of authoritarian rule. The play is concerned with the clash of two orders, man-made law and divinely ordained law. King Creon symbolizes the need for civic order, the supremacy of reason; Antigone represents the rule of heart over head, of intuition fed by faith in the supervening right of divine ordinances. On still another level the drama reflects the classic conflict between the state and the individual. Sophocles masterfully maintains the tension between the two points of view; yet sympathy remains with Antigone. The balance is never marred, however; Sophocles is not a partisan: Creon speaks in favor of firmness at the helm of government, and Antigone displays violent enthusiasm and overassertive heroism; both are seen dispassionately. Antigone was first produced at Wabash College on the site of Martindale Hall in 1909.
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This page is part of an ongoing project to document the history of the theatre productions performed at Wabash College. If you have information not included on this page, please contact the Theater Department or Professor Dwight Watson (watsond@wabash.edu).
