Today we looked at two different scripts of Antigone, writers who had put the script into a more modern context. Rory and I worked on the scene where Creon finds out Antigone has buried her brother. I liked how the dialog was worded in a more understandable way for this day and age. It also brought in swearing, which made it more realistic and allowed us to empathise with the characters because we could understand how angry or upset they were. I don't think the language made the characters change but personally I was able to understand them more and I think that is what the writer intended. For example, I think their status was more obvious and you could see how although Creon had more power than Antigone but she wasn't intimidated by that.
We then had to get into groups and recreate a part of Antigone in a more modern context. I was with Antonia, Michele, Daniel, Benji and Rory. We decided that the characters in the play would all be in a group chat where Creon was trying to get everyone against Antigone because she tried to help her brother. I was in the middle as Antigone, and everyone was around me but on their phones, as if they were in their own rooms. Antonia stood behind me, and spoke the notifications. For example, Michele would say what she's texting, and Antonia would say, "message sent". The characters personality was shown through their texts and also tone of voice when they were saying their texts aloud. Creon was presented as the leader of the group, who had the ability to make everyone agree with his opinions, resulting in everyone hating Antigone. Ismene tries to be the peace maker when telling Antigone what people are saying about her on the group chat, but she is steering towards Creon's views and doesn't agree with what her sister has done; however Antigone sticks by her decision but feels as if everyone is ganging up on her.
OTHER GROUPS:
GROUP 1: this group set theirs in a school where Creon was the headteacher and Ismene and Antigone were students. The chorus was made up of three girls gossiping, who would narrate what was going on.
GROUP 2: they made their seen more urban by changing the language
GROUP 3: theirs was set in big brother where Antigone was being thread of being kicked out of the house because of burying her brother
GROUP 4: this was set in america, where Creon was the owner of american diner and he has ordered all his staff not to bury Polynicies
GROUP 5: posh and old fashioned language was used. Creon was very pompous and up himself so he refused to listen to what Antigone had to say. Antigone and Ismene were also posh and quite spoilt.
GROUP 6: Creon acts as if he's really strong and defensive but has a fear of dirt, so when Antigone spits on his hand he starts to panic. He relies heavily on his guards to protect him.
GROUP 7: Creon owns a pub and fires the two brothers but wants Antigone to still work in the pub. She says she's going to leave, and refuses to stay if her brothers are fired.
For my set design, I decide to set the play in a rough estate. The audience would sit in front of the stage, and the actors would be placed either on the balcony of the houses, or on the steps. The colours would be quite grey, as it is just a brick building. The stage may even be dirty as it's a rough and not very well looked after estate. The idea of the steps, is that Creon would always stand at the top to show his status and also so he could look down on people. He is well known and powerful on the estate so everything is centred around his flat and that's where he feels most comfortable. Antigone lives next door, so she has to confront him and there is no way of her getting passed him.
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