Medea/Britney 

By James Clements

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
Producer What Will the Neighbors Say?

Photography by Pablo Calderón Santiago

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