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MEDEA/BRITNEY

By James Clements

Photography by Pablo Calderón-Santiago

MEDEA/BRITNEY is a one-woman multimedia piece juxtaposing the Greek character of Medea with the modern tragedy and public consumption of contemporary pop icon Britney Spears.

This one-person show re-locates Medea's story to Spears' bathroom in 2008 when, at the height of her highly-publicized difficulties, she locked herself in the bathroom with her two children. The project features original text, as well as excerpts from "Medea" by Euripides, translated by Robin Robertson, "MEDEAPLAY" by Heiner Muller and Vanessa Grigoriadis' longform profile, "The Tragedy of Britney Spears," published in Rolling Stone in February 2008.

PRODUCTION HISTORY

December 2019 - Co-Op Production at HERE - NEW YORK

Director James Clements
Featuring Sophia Frank

Sound/Video Pablo Calderón-Santiago
Lighting Jack Scaletta

October 2019 - Workshop Production at FringeClub at the Nuyorican Poets Café - NEW YORK

Director James Clements
Featuring Sophia Frank

Sound/Video Pablo Calderón-Santiago
Lighting Jack Scaletta

June 2015 - Workshop Production at the Thirsty Theatre Nights Festival at the Living Gallery - NEW YORK

Director James Clements
Featuring Sophia Frank

Sound/Video James Clements

SELECTED PRESS & AWARDS

MEDEA/BRITNEY Review - THEATRE IS EASY

BWW Interview: James Clements Discusses MEDEA/BRITNEY - BROADWAYWORLD

MEDEA/BRITNEY Returns For Premiere At HERE - BROADWAYWORLD


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