a staged reading with live music
Presented by The Abington Art Gallery and Theatre Program
written by Sophokles
translated by Anne Carson
directed by Jack Isaac Pryor
created by students in Theater in Diverse Cultures: Antigone Now!
Friday, April 26th
6pm, a reception will follow
Access Information:
This event is free and open to the public. The performance takes place in a small, indoor gallery space. Masks are not required but are recommended. Seating is limited to 30 and will be available on a first come first served basis.
If you are driving to the event from off-campus, you can check in at the Parking Lot Kiosk at the College’s main entrance on Woodland Road, and they will direct you to available parking. See directions to the campus here and the interactive campus map here. Note: Wheelchair accessible parking is available and can be reserved by request. Email Gina Montgomery at gmm67@psu.edu.
The Abington Art Gallery is wheelchair accessible via the rear of the building (near parking lot M). The doors are automatic. From there, you take the elevator from the 2nd floor (street-level) to the 1st floor of the Woodland Building and make a left; the gallery will be on your left in room 116. The doors to the gallery are not automatic but they are wheelchair accessible. The performance will be seated, and seating is provided.
If you are entering the Abington Art Gallery from the front of the building, there are 5 flights of stairs (55 steps in total), and a small step at the top of the stairs into the building. From there, make a left, and the gallery will be on your left.
There are gendered bathrooms across the hall from the gallery. They are wheelchair accessible. There are no all-gender or single-stall bathrooms in the Woodland Building. The closest single stall bathroom is on the 3rd floor of the Sutherland Building, on the other end of campus (see interactive campus map here). This bathroom is accessible via a wheelchair accessible elevator on the first floor of Sutherland. This all-gender bathroom, however, is not ADA compliant.
Light refreshments (coffee, tea, dessert) will be served after the performance. The food is vegetarian and includes vegan, gluten-free, and kosher for Passover options.
To be respectful of those with allergies and environmental sensitivities, we ask that you please refrain from wearing strong fragrances.
The event will last approximately 1 hour without intermission, followed by a conversation with the artists.