TribLIVE: For most people, Antarctica is a remote, unfamiliar and exotic continent where legends and mysteries outnumber facts.
That makes an ideal setting for “Antarktikos,” says director Sheila McKenna.
The play's title refers to the name the ancient Greeks gave to a theoretical southern landmass that they believed was necessary to keep the weight of Northern continents from destabilizing the planet.
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I find it interesting that not only did they choose to have this play revolve around Antarctica, but that they choose to have Captain Robert Falcon Scott as a major character. I suppose it makes sense, as Scott and his infamous attempt to explore the Antarctic is quite possibly the most famous thing involving Antarctica. I find myself mildly confused as to what time period this play is set in, as it features Scott, died 1912, in conversation with someone who is writing at the South Pole? Which means that Scott is probably dead and a ghost, or something similar.
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