Theater
Medea
Written by Simon Stone after Euripides
Directed by Simon Stone
Produced by BAM, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, and David Lan
“a hot winter ticket…this Medea…is very much of our moment.”
—The New York Times
★★★★★
“genuinely shocking…Stone’s boldly contemporary staging of Euripides has Hitchcockian flair”
—Financial Times
“Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale bring both star power and considerable sexual heat”
—The Hollywood Reporter
“an act of clever dramatic architecture”
—The New Yorker
“Byrne is riveting”
—Time Out New York
Euripides’ controversial icon is reborn in visionary director Simon Stone’s (Yerma) stunning contemporary rewrite. Rose Byrne (Damages, Bridesmaids, You Can’t Take It with You) and Bobby Cannavale (The Lifespan of a Fact, The Hairy Ape, The Motherf**ker with the Hat) face off as a husband and wife in the tumultuous throes of an unraveling marriage. Transposing the devastation of Greek tragedy to a modern American home, Stone’s stripped-bare staging throws the couple’s every raw emotion into stark relief, from jealousy to passion, humor to despair. Who will pay the price?
This critical sensation riveted audiences across Europe and now comes to BAM for its US premiere, featuring an all-new cast, including Dylan Baker (The Good Wife, Happiness).
Cast:
Victor Almanzar (Herbert)
Gabriel Amoroso (Edgar)
Dylan Baker (Christopher)
Jordan Boatman (Elsbeth)
Rose Byrne (Anna)
Bobby Cannavale (Lucas)
Emeka Guindo (Gus)
Orson Hong (Gus)
Jolly Swag (Edgar)
Madeline Weinstein (Clara)
Understudies:
Renata Friedman (Anna)
Thomas Michael Hammond (Christopher/Herbert)
Nick Mills (Lucas)
Sam Morales (Clara/Elsbeth)
Set by Bob Cousins
Costumes by An d’Huys
Music & Sound by Stefan Gregory
Lighting by Sarah Johnston
Video by Julia Frey
Costume Associate Fauve Ryckebusch
Production Stage Manager David Lurie-Perret
Assistant Stage Manager Amanda Kosack
Casting by Jim Carnahan, CSA
Originally produced by Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
Season Sponsor:
Leadership support for BAM Access
Programs provided by the Jerome L.
Greene Foundation:
Leadership support for theater at BAM
provided by The Fan Fox & Leslie
R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.; The SHS
Foundation; and The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
Additional Ticketing Information
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Due to the nature of this production, late seating is solely at the discretion of management. Latecomers are not guaranteed their ticketed seat locations or entry past printed curtain time.
Meet fellow BAM members and the BAM Membership team at this pre-show reception for Medea, with complimentary wine and snacks.
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