Medea

MEDEA BY EURIPIDES IN A VERSION BY BEN POWER MARCH 10 - 26 Salem Theatre Company is proud to open their new space with an epic version of Medea. In a scorching new text by Ben Power from the National Theatre in London comes the enduring story of Medea. After ending up in exile after sacrificing everything she knows and loves for Jason, he abandons her and their children. Cornered, she exacts a revenge like none other and destroys everything she loves. Medea is the story of a woman who will stop at nothing to take her life back. March 10-26 Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 3pm. Saturday, March 26 will offer two performances at 2pm and 7:30pm. Previews: Thursday, March 10 and Friday, March 11, 7:30pm, Tickets $20. Opening Night: Saturday, March 12, 7:30pm; Opening Night Reception, 9:30pm* *Join us for the opening night of Medea and the theatre with a champagne toast and cash bar. Tickets $20. Press Night: Friday, March 11 at 7:30pm Student Performance: **Friday, March 18. All student tickets $10. **Pre-show conversation: “A Director’s Perspective of Medea” with STC Medea Director Catherine Bertrand and SSU Medea Director, Professor David Allen George. LGBT Night: Thursday, March 24 at 7:30pm. Shetland Park, 35 Congress Street, Building Two, 3rd Floor Tickets will go on sale Friday, February 26. Directed by Catherine Bertrand, Executive Director of Salem Theatre Company. Medea: Caroline Watson-Felt Jason: Jay Connolly Nurse: Kris Burke Kreon: Rob Cope Aegeus: Nick Osborne Attendant: Catherine Benjamin Chorus Leader: Katie Donovan Chorus: Lia Parisi Cailin McCormack Chelsea Borden Liz Jelinek Diana Dunlap Hannah Wagner Stage Manager/Co-Set Design - Ravenne Rose Assistant Director - Andy LeBlanc Co-Set Design: Colin Colford Costume Design - Mallory Curtin & Kate Devorak Lighting Design - Corey Wittenmore Make-Up/Blood Design - Charlie Kellog