Theater
Antigone in Ferguson
Antigone in Ferguson was conceived in the wake of Michael Brown Jr.’s murder in 2014, through a collaboration between Theater of War Productions and community members from Ferguson, MO. Antigone in Ferguson fuses a dramatic reading by leading actors of Sophocles’ Antigone with live choral music performed by a choir of educators, activists, police officers, youth, and concerned citizens from Ferguson and New York City. The performance is the catalyst for panel and audience-driven discussions about racialized violence, structural oppression, misogyny, gender violence, and social justice.
TRANSLATED, DIRECTED, and FACILITATED BY BRYAN DOERRIES
MUSIC COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED BY DR. PHILIP WOODMORE