{"id":8495,"date":"2021-10-22T14:03:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T18:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=8495"},"modified":"2021-10-25T17:11:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T21:11:48","slug":"detroit-mercy-theatre-company-opens-season-with-antigone-oct-22-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2021\/10\/22\/detroit-mercy-theatre-company-opens-season-with-antigone-oct-22-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Mercy Theatre Company opens season with Antigone, Oct. 22-31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8494 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2021\/10\/Antigone1900x600.png?resize=993%2C314&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A graphic for Detroit Mercy Theatre Company's production of &quot;Antigone&quot; by Sophocles. Red and blue paint-like blobs are splattered on white background - an image of a statue of a woman holding a balance scale is in the right side of the graphic.\" width=\"993\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2021\/10\/Antigone1900x600.png?w=1900&amp;ssl=1 1900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2021\/10\/Antigone1900x600.png?resize=300%2C95&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2021\/10\/Antigone1900x600.png?resize=1024%2C323&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2021\/10\/Antigone1900x600.png?resize=768%2C243&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2021\/10\/Antigone1900x600.png?resize=1536%2C485&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2021\/10\/Antigone1900x600.png?resize=1204%2C380&amp;ssl=1 1204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Detroit Mercy Theatre Company opens its 2021-22 season with the production of <em>Antigone<\/em>, a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles, running Oct. 22-31 at the Marlene Boll Theatre in downtown Detroit.<\/p>\n<p><em>Antigone<\/em> explores a city devastated by war, a family divided by duty and power, and a clash of justice and tyrannical power. The story follows Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, as she defies her politician uncle Creon to give her brother a proper burial, even though the act is punishable by death. Antigone\u2019s act of civil disobedience sparks a struggle between individual and state in this timeless tale which resonates in contemporary politics.<\/p>\n<p>Run time for <em>Antigone<\/em> is roughly 90-100 minutes with no intermission. Detroit Mercy Adjunct Professor Sarah Rusk is directing the performance.<\/p>\n<p>Due to a staff shortage, the ticket office is closed. Patrons are encouraged to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfLlcsjWFWRhons5Z2ng0XNBzLVMSk4s7X2FjnQVWZWP608yg\/viewform\">make ticket reservations for <em>Antigone<\/em> by filling out an online form<\/a>. Tickets can then be purchased at the Marlene Boll Theatre up to 45 minutes prior to the performance.<\/p>\n<p>Cash, checks and Venmo are the only accepted payment methods.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/udmercy.edu\/life\/theatre\/\">COVID-19 safety protocols can be found on Detroit Mercy Theatre Company\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/udmercy.edu\/life\/theatre\/antigone\">Learn more about Antigone and view showing times<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detroit Mercy Theatre Company opens its 2021-22 season with the production of Antigone, a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles, running Oct. 22-31 at the Marlene &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":8494,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[6,4404],"tags":[4951,216,1662,292,1667,38],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2021\/10\/Antigone1900x600.png?fit=1900%2C600&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbwnTV-2d1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8495"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8495"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8496,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8495\/revisions\/8496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}