As a venue, Shanley Pavilion is far from perfect: it doesn’t fit many people, large wooden poles obstruct the view at some angles and there aren’t many places for actors to enter and exit the stage without being seen. In spite of these limitations –– or, perhaps, because of them –– no two seats in.
The set of Lovers and Madmen’s “Antigone” was white, designed to look like the walls of a mansion. But those walls had glowing cracks in their foundation, symbolizing the fall of the once-great rulers of Thebes. Community members came together to watch the classics-inspired student theatre group’s adaptation of Sophocles’ Athenian tragedy at Shanley Pavilion.