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Groups IDS back LGBT reforms By Lyndsay Jones jonesly@indiana.edu | @lyndsayjonesy

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Second-year MFA student Ashley Dillard performs as the titular character in the Greek tragedy “Antigone” during the show’s rehearsal Monday evening at the Wells-Metz Theatre. The show’s first performance will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Wells-Metz Theatre.

IU Theatre’s production of ‘Antigone’ to open Friday, modernize old themes By Maia Rabenold mrabenol@indiana.edu | @maialyra

A warm yellow spotlight shone through the fog onstage to represent the rising sun in the opening scenes of a dress rehearsal of IU Theatre’s production of “Antigone.” The show opens 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Wells-Metz Theatre. Further performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 and Dec. 8 through 11 and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12. The original play was written by Sophocles in ancient Greece, but the version coming to the stage Friday is a much newer take on the classic story, rewritten by Jean Anouilh in 1943. “It has themes that are very close to today’s world in terms of politics and how transparent a leader should be, fighting against tyranny, which is a big thing right now, standing up against those who are trying to destroy,” director Katie Horwitz said. Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus and tries to obtain a respectable burial for her brother, Polynices, after Creon, the king of Thebes, decrees Polynices is not to be buried or even mourned. His edict states anyone caught trying to bury the body will be sentenced to death. The updated take gives the audience more room to make up their mind about who they agree with, Horwitz said. Antigone is not a completely good hero, and Creon is not completely a bad villain, and this creates tension between the two characters. This conflict is shown not

ANTIGONE Tickets $15 students 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4, 5 and 8-11 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 the Well-Metz Theatre only through the acting, but with the visual structure of the set as well. This production of Antigone relates more to the modern world than to its ancient origins. Its freshness is shown with contemporary dance sequences made powerful with precisely designed lighting and modern costumes that include leather leggings, combat boots and tuxedos. “I think people will be afraid that it’s a Greek play that they have to sit through, and it’s not,” Horwitz said. “It’s a contemporary play that is incredibly active and full of life. It deals with themes that are incredibly valid to today, and I think the classical story is beautiful.” An often overlooked visual element is lighting. Lighting designer Carrie Barton said a rule for lighting is if it’s bad, the audience will notice, but if it’s good, it will remain unnoticed. “In the argument between Creon and Antigone, you start seeing a power shift,” Barton said. “We show that shift by adding tension with lighting, using a warmer color and introducing angles that we haven’t seen in previous cues.” Barton said she records all of the cues from the script into the lighting console, and the stage SEE LIGHTING, PAGE 6

Production adds movement and dance to classic Greek tragedy By Austin Faulds afaulds@indiana.edu

IU Theatre’s production of Antigone will put a twist on the classic Greek drama. Director Katie Horwitz has added elements of original choreography to the story, which led her to hire renowned modern dance artist Elizabeth Shea as the movement designer for the production, according the website. “There’s really no style,” Shea said. “We’re creating everything for this production for these people, most of whom aren’t trained dancers in the same way my dancers are trained dancers, but they are doing a fabulous job.” Shea said she has received countless accolades and acclaim for her work, and her name alone has great prestige within the dance community. She has taught globally as a master teacher everywhere from Israel to China to Italy. While she has done work for IU drama in the past, it has been primarily with choreography for dance and opera. “This is really my first foray into this much movement into a straight drama,” she said. Also preparing for “Antigone” is the 14-member cast that each needs to adapt to the experimental production and its new movement-based style. Ashley Dillard, a second-year graduate student in the theater department working toward an MFA and acting, plays the titular character. Having received a minor in dance as an

“I think of a dance phrase in our field is like a sentence. It has a beginning, a middle and an end. Some words might pop out more than others, but it’s not just about one word we want to focus on.” Elizabeth Shea, Antigone movement designer

undergraduate at Indiana State University, she said she understands the language of dance, but her main concern is how to portray her character. Dillard said she needs to convince herself before going onstage that she is no longer herself but Antigone, and she said she has to carry that through her movement and actions just as much as through her oral performance. “I don’t feel like me up (onstage),” she said. “I feel like there’s a power from within. It’s that Antigone power coming out.” Courtney Relyea-Spivack, a junior with a double-major in theater and French, is portraying the role of Ismene, Antigone’s sister, and she also has her own tactic that she uses to delve deep into her character. Similar to a method actor, Relyea-Spivack said she journals through the perspective of each character she plays —

Members of the Bloomington business community met Thursday at Upland Brewery to voice their support for Indiana Competes, a business coalition that hopes to produce legislation ending workplace discrimination in Indiana. Currently, there is no statewide legal protection for LGBT employees in Indiana against workplace discrimination. Some anti-discrimination laws do exist in local governments but vary by county. With the lack of statewide anti-discrimination law, it’s acceptable in many areas for an employer to either fire or refuse to hire a person based on sexual orientation. The passing of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act this year alarmed people who worried business discrimination could be tolerated under the guise of religious freedom. This fear extended past Indiana’s borders, and Upland Brewing Company President Doug Dayhoff said he saw in North Carolina. “We went there for a beer festival,” Dayhoff said. “We went to talk about beer, not politics.” Dayhoff said some people at the SEE COALITION, PAGE 6

NPR reporter speaks to students By Julie Masterson julmaste@indiana.edu

A guest speaker shared her experiences from the front lines of reporting to give students an up-to-date, contextual perspective on the refugee crisis and terrorist activities taking place in Europe and the Middle East. National Public Radio’s international correspondent Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson visited IU to speak to students about “War, Migration and Terror: The Globalization of Regional Conflict” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The talk, which was co-sponsored by the Media School, IU’s Center on Representative Government and the Institute for Advanced Study, was part of the Media School’s Speaker Series. After Nelson’s speech, IU’s Center on Representative Government awarded her the 2015-16 Lee H. Hamilton Fellowship for Public Service.

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FOOTBALL

Hoosiers to be selected for 1st bowl game since 2007 IU football is going to a bowl game for the first time since losing the 2007 Insight Bowl to Oklahoma State 49-33. The Hoosiers went 6-6 during the 2015 regular season, including a 2-6 record in the Big Ten, and started the season with a 4-0 record for the first time since 1990. IU is projected to be paired with teams with better records, but with four

close games against top-25 teams on the Hoosiers’ résumé, they likely won’t be easily beaten in any bowl they’re in. Several projections have IU in seven different bowls across the country and playing teams from the SEC, the ACC and the MWC. The results will be determined Sunday Dec. 6, after conference championships are finished.

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Foster Farms Bowl Saturday, Dec. 26 Santa Clara, California

The Foster Farms Bowl was once known as the Fight Hunger Bowl in 2013 and the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in 2013 and 2012. The first game was in 2002, and the city of Santa Clara is the birthplace of IU senior quarterback Nate Sudfeld.

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Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Tuesday, Dec. 29 Fort Worth, Texas

The Hoosiers will face a team from the Mountain West Conference if they land in the Armed Forces Bowl. Since its inaugural game in 2003, a Big Ten team has yet to play in the bowl. The winning school receives $1.2 million.

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National University Holiday Bowl Wednesday, Dec. 30 San Diego

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The Hoosiers appeared in the Holiday Bowl one time previously. In 1979, they defeated BYU 38-37. If IU was to play in the Holiday Bowl, it would play a Pac-12 opponent, projected to be Utah (9-3), in Qualcomm Stadium — home of the NFL’s San Diego Chargers.

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Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Wednesday, Dec. 30 Nashiville, Tennessee

IU would play an SEC opponent in the Music City Bowl. Its opponent is projected to be Tennessee (8-4), and the two teams would face off in the Tennessee Titans’ Nissan Stadium. The inaugural Music City Bowl was played Dec. 29, 1998.

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Quick Lane Bowl Monday, Dec. 28 Detriot

The Quick Lane Bowl will feature teams from the Big Ten and ACC. It’s owned and operated by the Detroit Lions and will air on ESPN2. Fellow Big Ten member Rutgers defeated North Carolina in 2014.

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TaxSlayer Bowl Saturday, Jan. 2 Jacksonville, Florida

Like the Music City Bowl, the Hoosiers would play an SEC opponent in Jacksonville. The TaxSlayer Bowl, played at EverBank Field, was originally named the Gator Bowl. It’s been played every year since 1946 and was the first one to ever be televised nationally.

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New Era Pinstripe Bowl Saturday, Dec. 26 New York City

IU would play an ACC team in Yankee Stadium if it were to play in the Pinstripe Bowl the day after Christmas. The opponent is projected to be Pittsburgh (8-4). The first Pinstripe Bowl was played in 2010.


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