This year, the Albany Academies theatre department will be performing Sophocles’ renowned play, Antigone. Auditions were held the first week after school started, and the excellent turnout led to a fantastic, hard-working cast. This cast includes:

Caleb Cushing (’11): Haemon
Ryan Deitz (’11): Teiresias
Dana Gough (’11): Antigone
Rachel Ruller (’11): Eurydice
Erik Van Roey (’11): Sentry
Victoria Waldron (’11): Ismene
Matt Flynn (’12): Chorus
Hannah O’Connor (’12): Chorus Leader
Grayson Ullman (’12): Creon
Sierra Wallace (’14): Chorus
Julia White (’14): Chorus
Nicole Mule (’14): Chorus

Our Crew Includes:
Michael Casagrande (’11)
Mo Ahmed (’11)
Changa Diop (’12)

Of course, we are guided by our fearless leader, Mr. Cummings, Chair of the Arts Department.

Although the cast has only been rehearsing for one week, the play already looks to be an outstanding production. We have a fantastic cast and crew, and even though it seems so far off, everyone is working as hard as if it were tomorrow.

Antigone is a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles in the fifth century B.C.E. It tells the story of Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, and her struggle between her civil duty and her loyalty to family. When Antigone’s brother, Polyneices, is slain, Creon proclaims that his body must remain unburied because Polyneices died in rebellion against the state. Antigone, intent on honoring her brother, protests the proclamation and buries Polyneices. As the play unfolds, we are introduced to characters such as the Sentry, (Creon’s comical servant), Haemon (Antigone’s fiancée and Creon’s son), Ismene (Antigone’s sister), Teiresias (the old prophet), and Eurydice (Creon’s wife). The play, which will run from November 5th – 6th, is a mix of comedy, tragedy, moral values, and of course, loss. It is compelling and recommended for everyone ages 12 and up.