"
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story." In
Sophocles' classic Greek play Antigone (the third of a de facto trilogy which begins with the tragedy of
Oedipus, Antigone's father), pretty much everyone dies, including the title character. But in
Park Square Theatre's basement stage, a group of talented women are telling her story. MJ (Meagan) Kedrowski adapted and directed the story for
Theatre Coup d'Etat a few years ago, which Park Square's recently
retired Artistic Director Richard Cook saw and asked her to remount for Park Square. Much of the cast and creative team return, along with some new artists, to rework the piece. One of the biggest changes is that this production features an all-female cast, and a mostly female creative and technical team. It's a powerful story of a strong and resilient woman who does what she believes is right for her family, despite the consequences she will face, powerfully told by this team of women in an engrossing and affecting way. Brave the cold and snow to visit the tumultuous world of Thebes in downtown St. Paul.
