ANTIGONE — a work in emergence

Last week I held a private reading of Antigone, a one-act play written and directed as part of The Hecuba Project: Voices of Grief, Seeds of Hope.

The work reimagines the ancient archetype of Antigone in a contemporary setting, retaining the chorus, ritual structure, and moral ferocity of Greek tragedy while speaking directly to women’s lived experience today.

This reading was not a performance but a listening: a chance to hear the language in the body, to test rhythm, breath, silence, and choral force. The work is still evolving — as all living theatre must — but it has now spoken clearly enough to begin its journey into the world.

Antigone is written for minimal staging and outdoor or in-the-round performance. It is conceived for intimate amphitheatres, small halls, and resonant public spaces where voice, presence, and audience proximity matter.

The full script is available on request for programming, production, or festival consideration.

More to come.