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Sophocles' `Antigone' fits our sophomoric times.(Arts and Lifestyle)

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From: The Boston Herald
Date: 20040924
Author:Byrne, Terry

Byline: TERRY BYRNE

"Antigone," presented by the Nora Theatre Company at Boston Playwrights' Theatre, through Oct. 3.

What happens when two proud, pigheaded people clash?

No it's not a presidential debate, it's Sophocles' ancient story of "Antigone," adapted by actor Richard McElvain into a remarkably rich and accessible production for the Nora Theatre at Boston Playwrights' Theatre.

In Brynna Bloomfield's spare stage design, the city of Thebes suggests the ruins of the World Trade Center. It's no wonder there's a curfew, and the meeting of the giggling sisters ...

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