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The hills are alive with sound of 'Antigone' Greek tragedy goes 'Hillbilly' for Lookingglass
From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 20050529
Author:Mary Houlihan
'Hillbilly Antigone'
When: Saturday through July 10
Where: Lookingglass Theatre, Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan
Tickets: $20-$58
Phone: (312) 337-0665
It's an incongruous scenario: scruffy rock 'n' roll guy Rick Sims curled up with a copy of "Antigone," Sophocles classic Greek tragedy. Sims, whose past adventures include stints with rock outfits like the Didjits, the Gaza Strippers and the Supersuckers, doesn't look like the type of guy drawn to the classics. But somewhere along the line, he actually did read "Antigone," and that experience began a three- year creative trek of ...
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