The Burial at Thebes
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SHOW INFORMATION
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Feb 8, 2008
Closed Feb 17, 2008
Opened Feb 8, 2008
Closed Feb 17, 2008
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Irish poet and Nobel Prize-winning author Seamus Heaney retells Sophocles' classic Antigone and explores the eternal struggle between the rights of the individual and the security of the state. When Antigone defies the King of Thebes over the burial of her brother, she is faced with violent and tragic consequences.
The Burial at Thebes is presented as part of the New Directors Series.
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
Merle Reskin Theatre
60 E Balbo Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
On May 26, 1988, Rev. John T. Richardson of DePaul University announced the purchase of the Blackstone Theatre from the Shubert Organization. In November 1992, the theater was renamed the Merle Reskin Theatre. The theater was designed by Chicago arc [...] Read More
60 E Balbo Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
On May 26, 1988, Rev. John T. Richardson of DePaul University announced the purchase of the Blackstone Theatre from the Shubert Organization. In November 1992, the theater was renamed the Merle Reskin Theatre. The theater was designed by Chicago arc [...] Read More
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