The Nurse Antigone

Description

A groundbreaking project by and for nurses, The Nurse Antigone presents dramatic readings of Sophocles' Antigone on Zoom—featuring professional actors and a chorus of frontline nurses—to help frame powerful, guided discussions about the unique challenges faced by nurses before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Antigone, an ancient play about a young woman who puts everything on the line to do what she believes is right, dramatizes the heavy cost of silencing and marginalizing caregivers, especially during times of crisis. By performing Sophocles' play for diverse audiences, including nurses as well as concerned citizens, The Nurse Antigone aims to generate compassion, awareness, connection, and much-needed healing while celebrating and advocating for nurses at this critical juncture in the history of their profession.

Featuring performances by:

• Margaret Atwood
• Tracie Thoms (Rent)
• Taylor Schilling (Orange is the New Black)
• Ato Blankson-Wood (Detroit)
• Bill Camp (The Queen's Gambit)
• Cherlaine Lasse (Registered Nurse, IV Therapy, Neonatal Intensive Care)
• Amy Smith (Nurse Practitioner, Northwell Health, Hofstra University)
• New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

This event will be captioned in English.

Co-presented by the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics.