Initially a commission from Berkeley Rep, McLaughlin was asked if she would write a new version of Antigone. The piece centers on a family of troubled siblings and their very damaged and troubled ...

Creon chose to designate his nephew’s body as that of a traitor, ignoring their blood relation, thereby sealing his fate and that of his entire family. “Antigone” was performed during an ...

Antigone must decide if she will risk it all to honor the dead or stay silent against the unjust law. As the story unfolds, King Creon’s arrogance and unwillingness to listen to the opinions of others ...