Medea (A Contemporary Adaptation)

Medea (A contemporary adaptation set in high school)
Randy Baker, Production Director

Medea, the daughter of an immigrant and a scholarship kid at Corinth High School, was an outsider until she started dating the charismatic Jason. Now that he has betrayed her with the Principal's daughter, she is out for revenge. Blood will have blood and Jason has no idea what's coming. An adaptation of Euripides' MEDEA. With great roles for students of all types and genders, this play offers a unique opportunity to experience the excitement of Greek drama while taking on contemporary acting challenges.

The summer program is directed by actor Deb Gottesman, a founder and co-director of The Theatre Lab, and includes a staff of highly trained instructors and specialists including award-winning director/playwright Randy Baker (Rorschach Theatre), who will direct this production of Medea.

Please note: Medea explores mature themes.

About the Summer Acting Institute for Teens

The Theatre Lab’s Summer Acting Institute for Teens is designed to immerse young adults in the art of acting—from mastering the essential principles of the craft to participating in a public performance of a challenging contemporary work at the end of the four weeks. The curriculum includes audition seminars, improvisational workshops, voice and speech training, movement training, and scene study, as well as special programs designed to give interested students insight into the workings of the professional theatre community. In addition to the daily training, students will present a new telling of Euripides’ Medea, set in a modern day high school and reframed as a teenage revenge tragedy.