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FINAL WEEK! Antigone, adapted by Neil LaBute
It’s your last chance to see our hit production of Neil LaBute’s version of “Antigone.” The last three shows happen this weekend. Critics and audiences agree, it’s a must-see. Make your reservations now while seats are still available.
“WOW!”
“The compelling, thought-provoking latest from City Garage….as timely and as it is relevant. Director Frédérique Michel once again displays her distinctive visual flair in staging LaBute’s adaptation’s U.S. Premiere….Michel signals from the get-go that this will definitely not be your ancestors’ Greek tragedy….City Garage scored a major coup last year with the World Premiere of Neil LaBute’s If I Needed Someone, and they’ve done it again with LaBute’s contemporary take on Antigone.” — Steven Stanley Stage Scene LA
TOP TEN! RECOMMENDED!
“Even after 80-plus years, it speaks clearly to the present political environment…The confrontation between Antigone and Creon reveals the complex heart of the play, where the rule of law — the authority of the state — collides with individual conscience and morality….The “why” compelling each character’s motivation and principles is brought into sharp relief for the audience to weigh on the scales of right and wrong. Director Frederique Michel shows her proficiency for flashy staging, skillfully blending music, movement and dialogue.” — Lovell Estell III, Stage Raw
“The show loses not one drop of its raw power, which is a considerable…..In a very real way one feels this fictional version of Thebes as real as Los Angeles in this, our year of the Lord 2025….The stakes feel real, the consequences vivid, powerful, and horrific. Familiar, too. Which is of course the point.” — David MacDowell Blue
“With Antigone, City Garage furthers the conversation about ethics and the role everyone plays in deciding when to obey and when to resist.” — Bridgette Redman, The Argonaut
“Directed by Frederique Michel, this Antigone brings a very old classic into the period of the moment….[a] marvel.” — Rich Borowy, AccessiblyLive
Antigone
By Jean Anouilh, Adapted by Neil LaBute
August 15 – September 21, 2025
Acclaimed playwright Neil LaBute brings a fresh edge to the classic tale of a fierce young woman determined to stand up to authority—even at the price of her own life. Working from the 1944 text by French playwright Jean Anouilh—written during the occupation—LaBute asks the same question here as Anouilh did under the Nazis: what price must an individual be willing to pay to defend their beliefs? Antigone faces down her uncle, the dictator Creon, insisting on proper funeral rites and burial for her slain brother, something Creon has forbidden on pain of death. In this deadly battle of wills, Antigone, one of the great classical heroes of Greek tragedy, refuses to compromise, even to the point of self-destruction. In a troubled time, where autocracy is on the rise and the free expression of ideas are under assault, Antigone speaks for all those unwilling to give in and go along.
Merci,
Frederique, Charles, & everyone at City Garage
