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An epic tragedy reimagined. In a dystopian near-future, a war-torn nation struggles for peace and unity. The newly appointed leader Creon stands for law and order. But her niece Antigone kneels for justice. Neither will yield, and a fatal battle of wills rages. Pushed to extremes, who will bend, and who will break? A high-stakes, timeless tale, Antigone burns with contemporary relevance, as age and youth clash over the future of their country.
CPH’s 2020 production of Antigone was in its second week of rehearsal when it had to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Featuring Mariah Burks as Antigone and Vanessa Morosco as Creon, CPH is pleased to bring this production back to the stage for the 2021-22 season.
Vanessa Morosco as King Creon and Mariah Burks as Antigone in CPH's ANTIGONE. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni.
What qualities do you think make for an effective leader?
Who do you think is the protagonist of the play? Why?
Which holds most power for you: your principles, love for family, or loyalty to country/community?
How do we honor those we've lost without losing ourselves?
When you come to CPH’s production of Antigone, you’ll hear a bunch of names floating around and you might not be sure who they all are, so we’ve created a family tree to introduce you to the people and the backstory of the original dysfunctional family in the royal house of Thebes.
Antigone speaks to our world today, but comes from an ancient past. One great way to learn more about the civilizations and cultures from 440 BCE, when the play was first produced, is to visit the Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman art collections at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Spanning a period of roughly 3,800 years, the collections are held in high esteem nationally and internationally. The Greek and Roman areas feature small and large scale bronze statues, several outstanding painted vases, and smaller objects crafted of precious materials. Of special interest to Antigone audiences are several masks that would have been used in the staging of Sophocles’ Greek tragedies and Roman comedies, along with several vases and friezes that depict actors at work, under the watchful eye of the Greek god, Dionysus. There are also beautifully handcrafted metal household objects, not unlike items that would have been used by the royal family in Creon’s household.
For more information on how to visit the Museum, check out clevelandart.org.
If you live in the greater Cleveland area and are looking to develop and enhance your skills as a leader, here’s a great organization that offers you plenty of resources.
Cleveland Leadership Center helps new and aspiring leaders grow personally and professionally, equipping and inspiring them to become vibrant change agents in their local communities. No matter your season of life or stage in your career, CLC has a program for you. Examples include:
This is only a small sampling of the programs offered by CLC, so check out cleveleads.org for more details.
(Aide) (he/him) is grateful and excited for his second performance with Cleveland Play House. He recently appeared in the CPH production of Antigone, as well as the CWRU/CPH MFA production of Twelfth Night. Other credits from his time with the MFA Program include Middletown, The Last Days of Judas more
(Antigone) is a native Clevelander, and for the past 20 years has had a blossoming bond with the Cleveland theatre scene. Recent works include Dobama Theatre: Airness; CPH: Blackademics, Clue: A New Comedy (Cook), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Logainne), Marie and Rosetta (understudy for Sister Rosetta more
(Chorus, u/s Aide) is excited to make her second appearance in the Allen Theatre in this exciting production! Kristina is from Corpus Christi, Texas, and is in her final year in the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program. She received her BA in acting/directing at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and was more
(Teiriesias) is a blind actor typically cast as sighted characters, so he is delighted to be authentically playing the blind Teiriesias on the CPH stage. Having received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida, Steve has appeared in numerous regional productions over the past 40 years. Shylock in more
(Guard) is originally from Shepherdstown, West Virginia, though she came to the CWRU/CPH Acting Program by way of Boston. After earning her BA in theatre and English from UMass Amherst, she performed in Boston with multiple touring companies, and is a company member of Magnificent Bastards, an international Shakespearean more
(Ismene) galloped over from the great state of Kentucky, where she earned a BA in political science from the University of Louisville. This spring, Bridget will graduate with her MFA in acting from the CWRU/CPH MFA Program, and head to New York City to launch her film/television career. During more
(Chorus, u/s Haemon) is a graduate of the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA in Acting program class of 2022. They are so excited to be in this production and feel blessed to be working with these immensely skilled, funny and talented artists. Being in the room with more
(u/s Creon) is an actor, director, and coach. Christine is delighted to return to CPH after appearing in turn of the millennium productions, The SeaGull and A Dream Play. Selected Cleveland credits include Love, Loss, and What I Wore (Mamaí/Playhouse Square), A Streetcar Named Desire (Mamaí), Fefu and Her more
(Creon) is a multi-hyphenate theatre practitioner who focuses on the intersectional spirit of collaboration through an ethical framework. As an actor, she has performed at theatres across the country, including Shakespeare Theatre of DC, Yale Rep, Geva Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and Folger Shakespeare Theatre. As a director, she more
(Aide) has previously appeared at Cleveland Play House in These Mortal Hosts, The Crucible, A Grand Night for Singing, The Grapes of Wrath, and the reading of Informed Consent. Most recently, he directed In Pieces: A New Musical by Joey Contreras in conjunction with the composer/lyricist, and facilitated Creando more
(Haemon) Christopher is a third-year MFA candidate in the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program. He is originally from Dallas, Texas. He holds a BS from the University of North Texas. He recently made his Chautauqua Theater Company debut this past summer playing De’Andre in Dominique more
(Eurydice) last appeared in Cleveland Play House’s production of All The Way and the CWRU/CPH MFA production of The Three Sisters. She recently appeared in Tom At The Farm at convergence-continuum, and By The Bog of Cats and Well at Ensemble Theatre. Other credits include Lady Windermere’s Fan (Mamai more
(Chorus) came to the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program from Alabama, where he attended Troy University. While there, he performed in numerous roles. Notable credits include Tom in The Glass Menagerie, Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, and Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher. Noah would like to more
(Playwright) is a multi-awardwinning playwright, screenwriter and director. In her 30 years as artistic director and resident playwright at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, New Jersey, she wrote 15 new plays and adaptations, directed over 50 productions, produced 180 plays and musicals, supported and directed the work of emerging more
(Director) is a director of new and classic theatrical work, narrative film, and site-specific events. She is committed to work that centers marginalized voices and seeks to engage audiences in imaginative, personal explorations of complex and urgent questions. Keating made her off-Broadway debut with Josh Koenigsberg’s Al’s Business Cards. more
(Scenic Designer) is a Chicago-based designer who works extensively in regional theatre. Upcoming projects include Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps at Great Lakes Theatre and Idaho Shakespeare Festival. She has designed sets at Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Denver Center, Baltimore Center Stage, Apollo Theater, Court Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare more
(Costume Designer) has off-Broadway credits that include Somebody’s Daughter (Second Stage Uptown) and Fruiting Bodies (Ma-Yi Theatre). Regional credits include the Guthrie Theater, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, South Coast Repertory, Denver Center Theatre Company, Asolo Repertory, Geffen Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Folger Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, Seattle Rep, Mixed Blood, more
(Lighting Designer) is based in Minneapolis, where she designs at the Guthrie Theater, Ordway Center, Children’s Theatre Company, Penumbra Theater and Mixed Blood, as well as with many itinerant Twin Cities theatre and dance companies. She has also designed regionally for Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Syracuse Stage, and Trinity Repertory more
(Sound Designer/Composer) is an NYC-based sound designer and composer. Selected credits include Cullud Wattah (The Public Theater); Holmes and Watson (Kansas City Repertory Theater); Terminus (New York Theatre Workshop); Grounded, Hurricane Diane, and Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again (Dobama Theatre); The Last Match (B Street Theatre); Roan @ the more
(Wig Designer) is thrilled to be designing his first show at Cleveland Play House. He is a licensed cosmetologist in California and Oregon. He has designed shows throughout the West Coast as a hair/wig designer and costume designer. Iran Micheal is currently the resident hair/wig designer and supervisor for more
(Music Director) is the artistic director at Dobama, Cleveland’s off-Broadway theatre, where he’s directed award-winning productions of An Octoroon, The Flick, and Peter and the Starcatcher, among many others. At CPH, he acted as assistant director for Brecht’s Galileo and Stoppard’s Every Good Boy Deserves Favor, and music director more
(Assistant Director) is an El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez native. Upon graduating from The University of Texas at El Paso, Julia focused on projects that resonate with her community. She has recently served in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival as an assistant director in Mojada: Una Medea in Los more
(Production Dramaturg) is in her ninth season at Cleveland Play House, where she is the literary manager and resident dramaturg. Dramaturgy at CPH includes Light It Up!, Clue, Our Dad is in Atlantis, Christina, The Hat Box, Egress, Cicada, Tiny Houses, Minton’s Place, Ghost Party, The Chinese Lady, The more
(Stage Manager) is a Kentucky-based stage manager and director. She has recently co-directed her first musical, Elf, with a local community theater, The Theater Downstream. Her recent stage management and assistant stage- management work includes Laughing Wild with The Dorset Theater Festival, Antigone, Blackademics (Online) with Cleveland Play House, more
(Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be returning to Cleveland Play House for her sixth season. At CPH, she has worked on Antigone, Where Did We Sit On The Bus?, Tiny Houses, Into The Breeches, and Pipeline, to name a few. Her previous credits also include ABCD (Barrington Stage more
(Casting) has CPH credits that include The Three Musketeers, Antigone, Light It Up!, and The Invisible Hand. REGIONAL THEATRE: A Christmas Carol (McCarter), Madeline Sayet's Where We Belong (tour), Incendiary (Woolly Mammoth), Justice and Nina Simone: Four Women(Arizona Theatre Co), …Chad Deity(Profile Theatre Co), Wait Until Dark and more
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The Allen, Helen and Outcalt theatres are located at Playhouse Square
1407 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115
Administrative Offices and Education Center
1901 E. 13th Street, Suite 200 Cleveland, OH 44114 (216) 400-7000
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7401 Detour Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103