Medea (Jefers, trans.)
- Full Length Play, Drama
- 5M, 5F
- ISBN: 9780573612251
"Won cheers and thirteen curtain calls last evening."
New York Daily News
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- Cautions: Intense Adult Themes
REVIEWS:
"Won cheers and thirteen curtain calls last evening."
New York Daily News
Freely adapted from the Medea of Euripides by Robinson Jeffers; staged by John Gielgud; settings by Ben Edwards; costumes by Castillo; lighting by Peggy Clark; original music and scoring by Tibor Serly; presented by Robert Whitehead and Oliver Rea at the National Theatre Monday eving, October 20, 1947.
Characters
- Casting: 5M, 5F
- Casting Attributes: Room for Extras
THE TUTOR - An old man, a slave, tutor to Medea's children
THE CHILDREN - Two little boys
MEDEA
CREON - A man of fifty, perhaps; the ruler of Corinth
JASON - Famous hero and explorer, now settling towards middle age
AEGEUS (E'GEUS -- accent on the first syllable) - Ruler of Athens, visiting Corinth. A kindly person, a little older than Creon
A YOUNG MAN - A slave of Jason's
Also men in attendance on Creon, Jason, Aegeus, and serving women belonging to Medea.
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Judith Anderson was triumphant as Medea in New York, winning the Tony Award as Best Actress. Critics and audiences alike agreed that this adaptation of the Greek classic reaffirms Jeffers' preeminent place among modern poets. Revived with Zoe Caldwell in 1982 to further award-winning acclaim, this seminal drama of love, betrayal, and revenge has stood the dramatic test of time. |
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