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Medea (Jeffers, trans.)

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  5w, 5m

Euripides , Robinson Jeffers

Robinson Jeffers
freely adapted from Euripides

"Won cheers and thirteen curtain calls last evening."- New York Daily News

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…

Medea (Jeffers, trans.)

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    5w, 5m
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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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"Won cheers and thirteen curtain calls last evening.- New York Daily News

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Euripides

Euripides

Euripides (c. 480 – c. 406 BC) was a tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose full plays have survived. Of the more than 90 plays attributed to Euripides, 18 are extant in full: Alcestis, Medea, ...
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