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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Communication senior Arwen-Vira Marsh (Antigone) monologues to the audience before her character’s death.

Wirtz Center’s ‘Antigone’ takes influence from Korean shamanism in unique retelling

November 19, 2024

Inspired by Korean shamanism, third-year directing graduate student Tae-Heum Yeon’s version of “Antigone,” offers audiences a unique perspective of the classic Greek tragedy at the Virginia Wadsworth...

A group of people gather around a person kneeling on the floor.

Lovers & Madmen’s ‘Antigone’ blends the classical with the modern

October 16, 2022

The set of Lovers and Madmen’s “Antigone” was white, designed to look like the walls of a mansion. But those walls had glowing cracks in their foundation, symbolizing the fall of the once-great rulers...

Colorfully painted rocks by the shore of Lake Michigan. The Chicago skyline is in the background. In the sky, it reads “THE WEEKEND AHEAD.”

The Weekend Ahead: Campus and city performances to catch for Week 4

October 13, 2022

If you’re looking for weekend plans, here are some performances on Northwestern’s campus and in Evanston that you won’t want to miss. Art Institute of Chicago: Northwestern Art Institute Day  Art...

AntigoneNOW features performances from an all-female cast. Here, actress Regina Maria Gutierrez Bermudez looks out the window as Antigone.

“AntigoneNOW” radically retells an ancient tale of isolation and grief

November 11, 2020

When co-directors Margaret Laurena Kemp and Sinéad Rushe began working on a contemporary retelling of Sophocles’ tragic play “Antigone,” they had a live performance in mind. But COVID-19 foiled...

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