"The acting in this play is uniformly excellent...Columbus has done a masterful job
in re-envisioning Antigone. No one has failed him in carrying it out."
- Marcia O'Brien, The Rhode Island Catholic

“…something gradually happens in this jarring but tantalizing production...You begin to see these classical characters as recognizable people, their story as an understandable family drama and the theme of misguided political power as urgently relevant.”
- Frank Rizzo, Variety

"...resonates with the universal truths that have afflicted civilizations from the ancient
to the modern age...a triumph...the cast is solid."
- Doug Norris, South County Independent

"...thoroughly modern...intelligent and relevant...Director Brian McEleney finds ingenious ways to lighten serious moods with humor, letting this play breathe...We are asked to examine the frailty of motivation, the tentativeness of hotly arrived-at positions, and the shaky reliability of coldly considered decisions by even the best and brightest among us...
Honesty like [this] is remarkable in theater.”
- Bill Rodriguez, Providence Phoenix

"...compelling. The excellent actors are fully committed...It’s obvious that one of Columbus’s aims is to widen the consideration of activism from one individual to the community at large. "
- Carolyn Clay, Boston Phoenix

“…stirring and undeniably compelling. . .profound and engrossing. The stage chemistry of the entire acting ensemble is impressive and a testament to director Brian McEleney.”
- Christopher Verleger, EDGE Providence

“…transcendent magic ...a brilliant and insightful play, a thoughtful theatrical experience
that is not to be missed. "
- Bill Oakes, Bristol Phoenix

“… still fresh after 2,500 years…upholds all of these ancient myths in splendid style…bold, forthright, intense …it will surprise you. Over an evocative, flawless open set of stone and wood designed by Tristan Jeffers, director Brian McEleney has chiseled a tight 88-minute performance that begins with a Greek chorus and ends only the way these sordid tales can finish. In-between, are performances that can stand as acting tutorials on how to perform Greek tragedy by a dozen members of the Trinity ensemble. ..rock solid as the scattered bits of marble
strewn about the stage.”
-James A. Merolla, The Sun Chronicle

“. . .proves ancient classics still relevant. . .Sophocles’ Antigone still speaks to us today. . a thoughtful look at governmental authority and what happens when you stand up to it, a subject that never seems to lose its relevance. . .as accessible as it is poetic. . .
a play that pretty much involves the entire company. . .the theater’s most precious asset. . "
-Channing Gray, Providence Journal

". . . surprising, fresh, unexpected . . . this collaboration was exciting, inspiring, and rich . . .  important, powerful, and complex . . . we're reminded of the immense power of theater to bring us together as a community, to help us remember the past in a way that will light up the future, and to keep pushing us to figure out what it means to be human. That's heady stuff."
-Louise Kennedy, Boston Globe

"...fast-paced... compelling and engaging theater.... Columbus takes the essence of the story, with its transcendent themes, and craftily molds it into a an accessible play ...McEleney directs the cast of his peers beautifully... strong performances...Rachel Warren give a terrific performance in the title role as do Fred Sullivan, Jr. and Joe Wilson, Jr. in their respective roles."
-Randy Rice, BroadwayWorld