Antigone Journal 1

For the stage, I picture the characters sitting on elaborate and enormous steps, such as the steps leading up to the Trinita dei Monti Church in Rome. The steps must be large enough to fit eleven people, as well as 15 chorus members. I have chosen to go with the traditional route by selecting 15 chorus members.  I thought it would match the setting with the elaborate steps. The chorus members will take turns reading paragraphs in unison, with about 3 people per paragraph, and they will read almost as if they are singing, in a clear and dream like manner. This will create a sense that the chorus members are not actually there, but are simply guiding the audience through the story.
Next, I have selected actors whom I thought would do an excellent job of portraying the characters. For Antigone, I have selected Kaya Scodelario. Kaya Scodelario is a young actress, who usually portrays feral, but melodramatic characters in film and in television. From the passage describing Antigone, it seems as if she is melodramatic about her life and especially towards death.
For Haemon, I have selected the actor Aaron Johnson. Haemon is described as an athletic man who is a womanizer, but also an unpredictable man when it comes to marriage. Not only is Aaron Johnson very fit, but he has  also made strange marriage choices, which shocked everyone, just as Haemon did.
To play Creon, I have selected Daniel Day-Lewis. Creon is described as a cruel man after the death of Eteocles. Creon left the corpse's body out to rot in a heartless manner. Daniel Day-Lewis is an extraordinary talented actor and is good at taking on roles where his character possesses authority. Daniel Day-Lewis is also skilled at playing complex characters with two sides and from the descriptions of Creon, he is illustrated once as a man of indifference, but when he is talked about on the next page, Creon is illustrated as a callous man.
For Creon's wife Eurydice, I have chosen Judi Dench. Eurdydice is described as an old lady who just sits around and does nothing of importance. Judi Dench is an older actress who often plays characters in film who just sit back and accept whatever they are told. It seems as if Eurydice displays these obedient traits.
Lastly, to the play the Messenger, I have selected Tom Felton. Tom Felton is an actor who is excellent at bringing catastrophe to the lives of the protagonists. In Tom Felton's roles, he does not play the "bad guy", but because he is the one to deliver the pain to people's lives, he is viewed as the villain. It seems as if the Messanger is in the same position.