Antíkoni

Feeling excited and pleased is always the goal when walking out of a theatrical production. But, it’s also a bonus when you feel challenged and curious. With Beth Piatote’s Antíkoni, a modern retelling of Sophocles’ Antigone, audiences are sure to feel the latter. Gonzaga University’s Native American Studies program is putting on a staged reading of the Native author’s play that aims to challenge audiences to contemplate the connections between the living and our ancestors, and to examine the significance of eternal tribal laws when compared with state laws. The performance of Antíkoni marks Gonzaga’s first production of a play by a Native playwright from the tribal community of the Columbia Plateau, as Piatote is both Nez Perce and of the Colville Confederated Tribes. A Q&A session with her follows the reading.

Antíkoni • Sat, Jan. 20 at 2 pm • Free • Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center • 211 E. Desmet Ave. • gonzaga.edu/mwpac