You and your students are invited to attend—at no cost—the 2025 Greek Play in the Whiteside Greek Theatre at Randolph College. We thought you might like to know about this opportunity for further enrichment of your study of the ancient world, and we hope you’ll enjoy the chance to introduce your students to Greek drama.

This year our production is Antigone by Sophocles. Sophocles’ Antigone pits the title character against Creon, the current ruler of Thebes. Antigone’s brother Polynices has died while attacking Thebes to regain the throne from his brother Eteocles, who also dies in the conflict. Creon decrees that Eteocles may be given a proper burial, but that Polynices must be left for the birds and dogs, since he traitorously raised an army against his hometown. Antigone defies the order and buries her brother, and Creon condemns her to death. Their actions set in motion many unintended consequences. The play dramatizes the conflicts we still have between public and private, male and female, law and religion, state and family.

Randolph College will host two special performances for schools on Wednesday, October 1: one at 9:30
a.m and one at 1 p.m. Although you are most welcome at the public performances (October 3, 4, and 5
at 4 p.m.), the cast and I will be available after the schools’ shows to answer questions, explain the
costumes and the masks to students, and discuss the songs and dances.

For more information, or to make a reservation and be put on the list for visit details, please email me:
acohen@randolphcollege.edu. Please also let me know if an invitation on letterhead would help with your
institutional process for field trips or travel.

Hoping to see you in October,
Amy R. Cohen