Soup Can Theatre is proud to announce its next production: a visceral and physical adaptation of Sophocles’ legendary tragedy Antigone that ties ancient Greece and modern-day Toronto together by drawing inspiration from the searing images of the 2010 G20 Summit protests, as well as the worldwide ‘ Occupy’ movement.

Sophocles’ timeless story centres on Antigone, a young Theban woman determined to bury and honour her two brothers, both slain fighting on opposite sides of a senseless war. This act, in violation of an edict put forth by Creon, the iron-willed King of Thebes, forces her to both confront and defy his authority in the name of principle – a brave and noble choice with costly consequences.


Antigone marks Soup Can Theatre’s return to the Toronto Fringe after their cabaret spectacle Love is a Poverty You Can Sell took the 2010 festival by storm, garnering four and five star reviews, and being selected to participate in the coveted ‘ Best of Fringe‘ performance series. Antigone also follows in the footsteps of Soup Can Theatre’s stirring and critically acclaimed 2011 production of Marat/Sade (nominated for three ‘ My Theatre’ Awards and one ‘ Broadway World’ Award) which too fused past and present, in keeping with their mandate to “reinterpret classic theatre for a twenty-first century audience.”

Past praise for Soup Can Theatre includes:

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Performance Details:

Randolph Theatre – 736 Bathurst St, south of Bloor (formerly the Bathurst St. Theatre)

Wed July 4 – 6:30pm
Fri July 6 – 10:30pm
Sun July 8 – 1:15pm
Mon July 9 – 8:15pm
Tues July 10 – 1:00pm
Fri July 13 – 5:15pm
Sun July 15 – 7:00pm

Tickets are $10 and available at www.FringeToronto.com  or by phone at 416-966-1062 .

Cast:

Antigone – Cydney Penner
Creon – Thomas Gough
Ismene – Leah Holder
Haemon – Glyn Bowerman
Eurydice – Kathryn Malek
Teiresias – Michael Mcleister
Sentry/Messenger 1 – Chloe Payne
Messenger 2 – John Chou
Chorus – Adriana Crivici, Daniel Kim, Heather Motut, & Aaron Rothermund

Cast bios are available here.

Creative and Production Team:

Director – Scott Dermody
Set Designer – Courtney Cathers
Costume/Prop Designer – Morgan-Leigh Hearty
Technical Director/Lighting Designer – Randy Lee
Sound Designer – Mike Rocha
Producers – Justin Haigh & Sarah Thorpe
Stage Manager – Alice Ferreyra
Assistant Stage Managers – Gabriel Nylund & Leslie Thorpe-Dermody

Creative Team bios are available here.

About Soup Can Theatre:

Soup Can Theatre is a vibrant Toronto-based theatre company dedicated to the reinterpretation of classic theatre for a twenty-first century audience. Our aim is to use existing works as a means to explore and comment on contemporary issues and societal challenges, and in so doing, to offer our audiences a theatrical experience that is both entertaining and enriching.

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