Word: creon
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Antigone brings death upon herself as the only acceptable solution to life; only in its rejection can she be true to herself and her fierce idealism. The essential conflict burns in the confrontration between Antigone and her uncle Creon, the king, also an idealist but committed to a realistic acceptance of life's dilemmas. Just as he acknowledges yet still embraces the mediocrity of life, he offers to ignore Antigone's offense. So far is he from Antigone's youthful idealism that he fails at first to understand that her crime is motivated by nothing less than an overwhelming desire...
...most terrifying aspect of the struggle, brought out with an overpowering force and conviction in Alison Clarkson's production of the play, is that both protagonists are right. Antigone, the embodiment of the heroic will, hurtles towards death with a barely understood drive to express her personal freedom, while Creon is the human voice of reason assailing her with all the logic he can muster...
Corky McMinn as Antigone and Greg Hill as Creon draw out the unique strength of this drama. The central scene is built upon a union of dramatic and emotional rhythm controlled by the intense performances of these two actors. They have worked out a balance of forces between two equally credible characters faced with the impossibility of ever reconciling their respective ideals, their respective roles in the face of destiny. McMinn's Antigone is a vital mixture of woman and child, quivering with all the buried fears and desires which must be overcome in order to say no to life...
...lead performances, the mediocrity of the supporting actors sheds dark shadows on the production. These actors are on a completely different level from McMinn and Hill, and the result is strange. Immersing oneself in the truths expressed by Anouilh and in the essential drama between Antigone and Creon, one almost forgets the presence of the other actors. For Anouilh's meaning is strong enough to transcend the weakness of the minor performers...
...winks at his girl cousins when he first sees them standing in demure attendance round their father the king. Without any outward signs of wonder, he accepts the magical rituals he sees in Colchis and the incredible tales of the centaur. Without much conscience he determines to marry Creon's daughter and gain the kingdom that way. Watching this paragon of stolid believingness and believableness, the audience is drawn by him into belief in Medea...