ANTIGONE IN FERGUSON

Performed Live from September 13 – October 13, 2018
Presented by Harlem Stage and Theater of War Productions  Exclusively Supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation  

Translated and Directed by Bryan Doerries,  
Music Composed by Phil Woodmore
In Association with THE OFFICE performing arts + film

Antigone in Ferguson was conceived in the wake of Michael Brown’s murder by the police in 2014, through a collaboration between Theater of War Productions and community members from Ferguson, MO. Translated and directed by Bryan Doerries and composed by Phil Woodmore, the play fuses a dramatic reading by leading actors of excerpts from Sophocles’ Greek tragedy with live choral music performed by a choir of activists, police officers, youth, and concerned citizens from Ferguson and New York City. The performance was the catalyst for panel and audience-driven discussions on race and social justice, the core component of the event. This multifaceted production offers a glimpse not only into the effects of the tragedy in Brown’s local community, but also the trauma of police violence and racial injustice in communities of color in New York and across the nation.