My friend Artemis (aka Diana) & I have a new hobby: seeing the productions of Antigone that are roaring around NYC. We saw the incredible Oedipus on Broadway, with Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, which put the emotions front & center, making it not only modern but one of the greatest theater experiences of my life. Today we saw Antigone in Analysis at LaMama, where Jocasta is alive, and Lacan, Kierkegaard, Irigaray, Butler, & Hegel serve as chorus, arguing about the meaning of Antigone for modern. Cute conceit but not theatrical. There's an Antigone at the Public but tickets cost too much.
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