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Medea (Anouilh)

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 2m

Euripides , Jean Anouilh, Luce Klein, Arthur Klein Commission

Adapted from Eurpiedes's Medea into the French Médée by Jean Anouilh. Translated into English by Luce and Arthur Klein.

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
There are many myths that tell the story of Medea. The history is that she saved her future husband while destroying her own family. Now, married to Jason, she finds that he has betrayed her love and abandoned their children. In a desperate and powerful act, she kills her own sons. Medea has haunted Western theater for 2,400 years, presenting one of the strongest female characters ever to appear on stage. 
History
Médée is a tragedy written by French dramatist Jean Anouilh in 1946, and directed by André Barsacq at the Théâtre de l'Atelier in Paris on March 25, 1953.
Keywords
Performing Groups
MEDEA
JASON
CREON
MEDEA'S NURSE
  • Time Period Greek; Roman & Biblical
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Intense Adult Themes

Media

"If you're a lover of Greek drama or Jean Anouilh, this production serves both well." - The Topeka-Capital Journal

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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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Jean Anouilh

Jean Anouilh
Jean Anouilh was born in Bordeaux on June 23, 1910. After completing his early schooling, Anouilh studied law for a short time at the Sorbonne, and then worked as a copywriter at Publicité Damour. He also wrote comic scenes for the cinema. In 1929 he collaborated with Jean ...
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Luce Klein

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Arthur Klein Commission

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