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| Medea kills best | ||
| by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer MEDEA KNOWS BEST DIRECTED BY < CLAYTIE MASON NEBUNELE THEATER THROUGH MAY 25 Take the classic Greek tragedy of Medea and mix it together with '50s television like Father Knows Best, and you get & well, it's the oddest retelling of a Greek myth. A basic primer on the story of Medea might say: Medea fell in love with Jason (the Argonaut one) and they escaped with the Golden Fleece by killing her brother so her father would get distracted and let her go. They run to Corinth, and settle and have twins. Jason finds himself attracted to the king's daughter and abandons Medea. Medea kills her and either kills her own twins or leaves her twins behind. Hey, it's not my myth! This is a very funny (mostly) rendition of the story, set inside a giant television, where a perfect Corinth has perfect families, with perfect wives and mothers, and television commercials. The three wives, Betty (Yana Kesala), Mabel (Alissa Mortenson), and Dot (Brynna Jourden), are the most fun part of the show. They sing, they knit, they clean, they bake. They're just perfect! Things start falling a little apart when Medea (Heather Persinger) and Jason (Laurence Hughes) find a way into the television set. They just don't quite fit in. But they both want to escape and have always longed for a place just like Corinth. They work very hard to figure out how to fit in. Eventually, they have twins (it's a fast pregnancy), and Jason is smitten with the Moon (Davie-Blue, who has a very lovely singing voice), while Medea gets jealous. The set is brightly colored and ingeniously built with tiny pastel houses. The television frame sets the stage, well, perfectly. Costumes are adorable '50s-style prints with flounces. It's all very well-thought-out and very clever. The women all wear false eyelashes! The story isn't really a funny one, more a downer, but they make the most of it. If you like your comedy bittersweet, and an exploration of whether love should be perfect or messy, this is for you. For more information, go to www.nebunele.com or call 206-569-5569. Comments on reviews go to sgncritic@gmail.com. |
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