November 15 – 17, 2023 and February 16, 2024 | Fred Thury Studio Theatre
A collaboration between Vanier College Productions (VCP) and the Classical Studies Department in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (LA&PS), join us to witness a tragic tale of fidelity, equity and love for family.
Antigone
By Sophocles
Translated by George Theodoridis
Following the events of Oedipus Rex, Sophocles tells the tale of Antigone, a daughter fighting to honour her brother, Polynices, who tragically lost his life fighting for the crown of Thebes. With her uncle, the King, making it law to leave Polynices unburied, will Antigone be able to defy the King to venerate her brother?
Ajax
by Sophocles
translated by Oliver Taplin
Thought to be one of Sophocles earliest works, AJAX, is a Greek tragedy that depicts the fate of the warrior Ajax after the events of the Iliad. A collaboration between Vanier College Productions (VCP and the Classical Studies Department in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), join us to witness a dramatic reading like no other.
Credits
- Written by Sophocles
- Antigone translated by George Theodoridis
- Ajax translated by Oliver Taplin
- Directed by Jean Paul Yovanoff
- Stage Managed by Luna Pham
