When it was clear how huge the impact of COVID 19 would be, we were moved to consider how the show could still go on. How could we follow through on our collaboration, creativity, and community engagement in this unprecedented moment in history? How could we create a piece that would speak to this crisis? Our reimagined production of AntigoneNOW answers the call.

AntigoneNOW features a culturally diverse ensemble of female-identifying actors, each in seclusion, who will evoke the breadth of Antigone’s defiance against devastating loss: the inability to touch or bury the dead body of her brother. Made collectively in the USA, the UK, Singapore, and Japan using mobile phones, iPads, and video, this cast and creative team created a unique new work that confronts the isolation of our moment. RSVP at https://arts.ucdavis.edu/seasonal-event/antigone-now