Xtigone
Subtitle: a contemporary lyrical re-imagining based on Sophicles' Antigone
By: by Nambi E. Kelley
Publisher: YouthPlays
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 82
ISBN-13: 9781620884751
Subjects: Drama; Gangs; Brothers and sisters
Description: Chicago. Present day. Xtigone's brothers have been killed in drive-by shootings by each other's rival gang. Her uncle, Marcellus da Man, calls a press conference on CNN to announce that the bodies should be buried instead of uncovering the reality of violence in the streets of the city. Will Xtigone go against her powerful uncle and risk death by uncovering her brothers' bodies? Using hip hop poetry, dance, and dialogue that pulses with the voice of our cities, this re-imagining of Sophocles' Antigone tells the story of the ill-fated Xtigone and her quest for her community's truth. (from back cover).