Medea
By Elizabeth Brendel Horn
Medea is a play that needs 7 performers (3 women, 4 men). Licensed by YouthPLAYS.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 7 performers
- Roles
- 3 women, 4 men
- Cast notes
- 3+ females, 4+ males, flexible chorus of any gender (7+ performers possible).
- Running time
- About 38 minutes
- Recommended level
- High school
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- drama
- Licensor
- YouthPLAYS
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Synopsis
Medea has sacrificed everything to build a life with Jason, but out of greed and lust, he's discarded her for a new bride: the Princess of Corinth. Mocked, shamed and ostracized, Medea has nowhere to go—and now, she fears, her children will suffer a similar fate. Featuring swift, rhythmic language, a dynamic chorus, puppetry and opportunities for bold, physical movement, this adaptation views Euripides' classic through a contemporary feminist lens as it powerfully paints a portrait of a woman fo
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