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Antigone by Stewart Boston |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 23 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short one act adaptation of a Greek myth |
Synopsis | A dramatic retelling of Sophocles’ tragedy, suitable for performance by secondary/high school students and youth theatre. Two brothers died fighting each other for the throne of Thebes in Ancient Greece. Creon, the new ruler, has decided to honour one (Eleocles) and shame the other (Polynices). Their sister Antigone defies Creon's order and wants to arrange an honourable burial for Polynices. |
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I Have A Vision by Stewart Boston |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 75 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Drama in two acts, informed by the three years the author spent working on two reserves in Saskatchewan. |
Synopsis | Two years on a reservation in Canada, as the elections bring a new chief with a new vision, but Richard can't offer the people the same good times his predecessor Gerald did. He wants them to think long term and to make changes for their children's future. A moving play, throwing new light on an old struggle. |
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