December 4-13, 2025 | Timms Centre for the Arts
antigone lives*
by Susanna Fournier
The aftermath of civil war forms the backdrop of one family’s struggle in this daring reinvention of one of Sophocles’ greatest tragedies. A vibrant mash-up of text, images, and music, antigone lives* pushes boundaries in its exploration of democracy, revolution, and the near impossibility of justice.
Showtimes:
- Dec. 4 (preview) | 7:30 p.m.
- Dec. 5 (opening) | 7:30 p.m.
- Dec. 6 | 7:30 p.m.
- Dec. 10 | 6:30 p.m.
- Dec. 11 (matinee) | 12:30 p.m.
- Dec. 11 | 7:30 p.m.
- Dec. 12 | 7:30 p.m.
- Dec. 13 (matinee) | 1:30 p.m.
- Dec. 13 | 7:30 p.m.
- No shows | December 7, 8 & 9
Please note that seating is limited for this performance. This production is being staged unconventionally, with limited chair and floor seating available. You will be given a choice of which type of seating you would prefer when you book your ticket. If you have accessibility concerns, please contact the Timms Box Office.
Also, please note that for this production we will be unable to accommodate latecomers or reentry.
Director:
David Kennedy
Designers:
- Scenic, Prop, Costume and Projections | Ken Matthews
- Lighting | Kerem Çetinel
- Sound | Michael Caron
Stage manager:
Emma Church
Performers:
Lauren Johnsen, Abby Krushel, Sable Billings-Boltz, Colby Stockdale, Liam Sievwright, Josh Hope, Andrew Domanski, Caileigh Muilenburg
Runtime and Content Advisory
This production of antigone lives* runs approximately 75 minutes with no intermission.
- Mature content
- Latex balloons (with possibility of coming into audience contact)
- Strobe lights
- Depictions of suicide
- Potential audience interactions
- Live discharge of a blank firing device
- Fog
- Haze
Find Exclusive Online Content At Dramaturgy: Dig Deeper
Scan the QR code to visit uab.ca/digdeeper and Dig Deeper into the world of antigone lives* with specially curated exclusive online content, including:
- Extended Playbill Content including Company Headshots and Bios
- Playwright Biography
- Sophocles’ Antigone | an article by Kalen Sabasch and Dana Tanner-Kennedy
- “Some Things to Know": The World of the Play | an article by Grace Fitzgerald and Kalen Sabasch
View the PDF Playbill
The world premiere of antigone lives* was commissioned and produced by Residenztheatre in Munich, Germany, June 24th, 2018, directed by Rikki Henry. It was then produced in Calgary, Alberta, directed by Christine Brubaker at the University of Calgary School of Performing Arts.
antigone lives* is produced by permission of the Playwright and Marquis Literary (Colin Rivers) www.MQlit.ca