TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance presents Euripides’ “Medea” from Tuesday, Feb. 10, to Sunday, Feb. 15, in the Allen Bales Theatre on Stadium Drive in the UA Theatre District.
Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $8 and available only for Friday, Feb. 13, Saturday, Feb. 14, and Sunday, Feb. 15. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday performances are sold out. For tickets, phone 205/348-3400 or go to www.crimsonartstickets.com.
“Medea,” presented in a translation by Alistair Elliot, is the story of revenge by a woman betrayed by her husband. Brought to a world she will never love, Medea is hurled into a life she never intended to live.
After his quest for the Golden Fleece, Jason brings Medea, and their children, to Corinth to live. When Jason leaves her for the daughter of King Creon, Medea’s fragile world is shattered. Feverish with desire for revenge and with a lust for blood running thick through her soul, she sets out on an epic quest to hurt him and all who have caused her sorrow.
Directed by Marian Mantavoni, MFA directing graduate student, “Medea” is a Greek tragedy in which few are spared and no one is innocent. Parental guidance is suggested. The production features puppetry by Barrett Guyton, Crystal Kohl, Matt Lummus and Julia Simpson.
The department of theatre and dance is a part of UA’s College of Arts and Sciences, the University’s largest division and the largest liberal arts college in the state. Students from the College have won numerous national awards including Rhodes Scholarships, Goldwater Scholarships and memberships on the USA Today Academic All American Team.
Contact
Richard LeComte, UA Media Relations, 205/348-3782, rllecomte@advance.ua.edu
Source
Ebony Tucker, marketing manager, 205/348-6254, emtucker@ua.edu