Antigone (Park Avenue Armory) NYC Reviews and Tickets

See it if You want to see a moving and exquisite take on an ancient play.

Don't see it if You don't like to read subtitles, don't like paying attention to various acting and movement elements at the same time, want a rapid pace.

See it if Astonishing, Spectacular, Amazing, Leaves you speechless. Like no other. Not to be missed. The Park Avenue Armory never fails to awe.

Don't see it if You dislike the classics and the use of English subtitles to translate Japanese throughout.

See it if You want to be immersed in a familiar story presented in a phenomenally unique way.

Don't see it if You don’t want to be exposed to another culture and realize the common threads that connect iconic stories

See it if you have any interest in theater practice or expanding your mind’s vision of what theater can be.

Don't see it if you’re willfully ignorant. Read more

See it if you enjoy Japanese-styled theater. There are two actors for each character; one speaking, one moving.

Don't see it if you don't want to read during performance. Done in Japanese with English super titles.

See it if Satoshi Miyagi created a stunning prod in a Noh still art form applied to Greek trag w/stg mesg:duty vs human feelings, indiv vs authority.*

Don't see it if you expect the original script; you do not like subtitles. Read more

See it if This unusual blend of Noh, Kyogen and Bunraku is a marvelous and unique (yes, really) piece of theater. As they say, “run don’t walk”.

Don't see it if you need "action" on stage even in a greek tragedy or a Noh play

See it if You want to see a classic Greek mythical tragedy seen through a beautifully composed Eastern lens, yielding a tale both timeless and timely.

Don't see it if You do not like works that derive meaning and resonance from both text and precision movement.