Then and Now
Then and Now
Two plays in repertory – these two plays mirror each other across the centuries.
Medea
By Euripides
Directed by Rhonnie Washington
Performed in The Little Theatre
Performance Dates: December 7, 8, 13 @ 7pm
Tickets $15.00 ($10.00 for students and discounted through Goldstar)
Synopsis
Based on the C. A. E. Luschnig adaptation of Euripides' MEDEA, our production, directed by Rhonnie Washington, with musical direction by Dee Spencer, will explore the raging tsunami of Medea's rage and the sea of love that supports it.
Mojada: A Medea In Los Angeles
By Luis Alfaro
Directed by Terry Amara Boero
Performed in The Little Theatre
Performance Dates: December 8 @ 2pm and December 12, 14 @ 7pm
Tickets $15.00 ($10.00 for students and discounted through Goldstar)
Synopsis
Mojada: A Medea In Los Angeles pushes the Greek Medea myth into 21st century California. As the title implies the issues of immigration, racial, political and economic disparity weigh on our protagonist as she struggles to live in her new homeland – Los Angeles. Only love anchors her to this new world, and she will do anything for her husband’s dreams and her son’s well being.