Masterclass 2026: An Introduction to Antigone
Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center
Moderated by Ryan McRee
6:30-9:30pm
$100 for one 3-hour session
This Academy class is open to everyone—from theater enthusiasts and newcomers to seasoned actors looking to deepen their understanding of Antigone.
An Introduction to Antigone
In anticipation of our final show of the season, Kenneth Cavander’s new translation and adaptation of Sophokles’s Antigone, join Company dramaturge, Ryan McRee, who will lead the evening. Read sections of the play with Ryan, hear about the artistic challenges of rehearsing, and learn more about both Sophokles’s and Cavander’s methods. Enjoy a lively discussion with the class, and finally, attend the play with a richer and more nuanced perspective.
*Please note, students under 18 require permission from the moderator to take this academy class. If you’re in this category, please reach out to us at academy@antaeus.org.
About Ryan McRee
Ryan McRee is a director, dramaturg, and educator working in the greater Los Angeles area. Currently pursuing his MFA in Performance Pedagogy at Loyola Marymount University, part of his research traces dialectical character development in various dramatic models, especially tragedy. His theatre history course at LMU particularly emphasizes the civic nature of Greek tragedy and how theatre stages societal conflict, angst, and desire. Dramaturgy credits at Antaeus include Everybody, Measure for Measure, Eight Nights, The Abuelas, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and The Little Foxes. Ryan also authors Antaeus’ student matinee study guides, and has done so for All My Sons, Cymbeline, The Glass Menagerie, Twelfth Night, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Winter’s Tale, and SHE. He has his B.A. in Theatre and Narrative Studies from the University of Southern California.
