Too Much Memory (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780822223689)

A theatrical explosion of myth and revolution, TOO MUCH MEMORY is a retelling of the classic Greek story of Antigone set firmly in the present. This inventive adaptation straddles a line between the classic Greek tragedy and modern storytelling. Children fight to break away from their parents' shadows; a trophy wife agonizes over her diminishing role in both public and private spheres; and soldiers required to obey their commander-in-chief reject their roles in the battle between order and unrest. At its heart the story is the same: Antigone defies the ruler Creon's law and her sister's pleas in order to give her brother, who has been labeled a traitor, an honorable burial. Caught in her attempt, Creon decrees that Antigone be buried alive, despite her engagement to his son, Haemon. Haemon kills himself and Creon's wife follows suit, leaving Creon to run an administration in shambles. A play about collective history, TOO MUCH MEMORY explores what this means as we try to revamp and refocus it.

Author: Keith Reddin,Meg Gibson
ISBN-10: 0822223686
ISBN-13: 9780822223689
Publisher: Concord Theatricals
Language: English
Published: 08/04/2026
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.13lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.10d