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Who is No Rules Medea?
Enchantress? Heroine? Barbarian? Betrayed wife? Murderer? Child killer? Icon? Come find out July 11.
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Joshua Morgan Works Through Medea’s Issues
The darker of our two hysterical summer productions, Medea’s Got Some Issues walks the bright line between Greek tragedy and a satirical send up of modern theater — the financial woes, the snobbish...
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Playwright Emilio Williams: ‘Medea’ as a ‘Love Letter’ to the Fearless
What makes some ideas matter to a writer? Medea playwright Emilio Williams previously wrote about his admiration for the Theater of the Ridiculous. His original post appears in translation here:...
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‘Medea’ Playwright Emilio Williams on Why He Writes for Great Actresses
Madrid-born playwright Emilio Williams clearly likes to move around. As we begin rehearsing his one-woman show Medea’s Got Some Issues, he’s in China, having temporarily left Chicago where he’s the...
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Putting the Now in Ancient Greek Tragedy
If a play continues to thrive 2,445 years later, it must be be because it has something to say about enduring issues: betrayal, revenge, women(!), and hippies. (And more.) Here are just a few of the...
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What are We Going to Do About Medea?
Whether adapted or classical, Medea requires a tour-de-force performance so it’s hardly surprising that this month’s DC production of Medea’s Got Some Issues emerged from an artistic flirtation...
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The Washington City Paper‘s Rebecca Ritzel says she’s glad she made it to the opening night of Medea’s Got Some Issues. Join us for the next show Tuesday evening! (From 8’58” to 12’42” Rebecca &...
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Medea: ‘They like me, they really like me!’
The reviews for Medea’s Got Some Issues are in and, as a certain character might say: They are greeeeeaaat! Writing for The Washington Post, Celia Wren calls Medea a “witty solo show” and a “hilarious...
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Seven Guitars and More
Less than a month until the debut of August Wilson’s Seven Guitars, a play that The New York Times has called a “rich music-drenched drama”: The marvel of Seven Guitars, which is always true of Wilson...
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DC’s August Wilson Mini-Renaissance
The D.C. area seems to be experiencing an August Wilson renaissance, with multiple productions at several area theaters in one year. Longtime friends and colleagues Michele Shay (director of No Rules...
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