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Agatha Rex: Competition Version

Agatha Rex: Competition Version

adapted by Lindsay Price from Antigone by Sophocles

NEW Competition Version!

Agatha’s two brothers have broken a school rule on a dare. One of them is expelled and the other is not. When Agatha demands equal treatment for her brothers, she finds that standing up for what’s right comes with consequences.

Set in a modern-day high school, the play translates the original Greek chorus into a fantastic ensemble opportunity.

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Also available in a full-length version here.

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

Running Time
About 35 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
19 Characters
4 M5 F10 Any Gender
Set
Simple set
Length
35 pages
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19 Characters
4 M, 5 F, 10 Any Gender

Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.

DR. CREON [M] 81 lines
Principal of Thebes High. Very concerned with rules.
AGATHA [F] 148 lines
Student council president. Sister to Paul, Elliot, and Irene.
PAUL [M] 34 lines
Troublemaker in the past. Brother to Elliot, Agatha, and Irene.
ELLIOT [M] 23 lines
Star basketball player. Brother to Paul, Agatha, and Irene.
IRENE [F] 17 lines
Very concerned with status. Sister to Agatha, Paul and Elliot.
HARRY [M] 39 lines
Dr. Creon’s Son. Dating Agatha.
TERRY [F] 14 lines
Head of the PTA.
EUNICE [F] 28 lines
Head Hall Monitor. Very concerned with rules.
JOANNE [F] 23 lines
Assistant Hall Monitor. Very concerned with rules.
CHORUS [A] 66 lines
Penelope, Helen, Rhea, Denny, Diana, Jason, Eddie, Art, Don, and Herman. NOTE: Names have been assigned for the Chorus. Feel free to cast your chorus in whatever gender configuration fits your situation. You have permission to change the chorus names to address your casting choices. The only criteria is to choose names derived from Greek Myths. The chorus can be as large as you want. The more voices there are the better.

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