Closing this week: (*) Iphigenia in Aulis, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, October 11 - 20

Iphigenia in Aulis

Northwest Vista College Drama Program
Playwright(s): Euripides, translated by Charles R. Walker

It is the beginning of the Trojan War. Greek King Agamemnon is trying to sail his ships into battle, but the goddess Artemis demands a sacrifice - of his eldest daughter, Iphigenia. Will Agamemnon destroy his daughter to begin a war? Or will family loyalty prevail?

Directed by Katrina Bondari

Location: 3535 N. Ellison Drive, San Antonio, Texas, 78251
Times: October 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 at 8:00pm
Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 seniors, military, SATCO, ATAC, and faculty and staff of Alamo Colleges, and $3 for all students

For More Information:

Palmetto Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre 210-486-4527

Additional Website for the Show: facebook.com/#!/events/290109427756661/

Here is your opportunity to see a rarely performed Greek tragedy to begin our 2012-13 Theatre Season at Northwest Vista College. It is the begining of the Trojan War, and King Agamemnon's ships will not sail. The goddess demands a sacrifice from him - of his own daughter. Will he accept and sail? Or will family loyalty prevail?
Performances are at 8pm in the Black Box Theatre on October 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20. Tickets are $10, $5, and $3. Call 210-486-4527 for information.
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Upcoming: Medea by Euripides, with Suzanne Balling, City Theatre, June 7 - July 1

The City Theatre

presents

Medea

by Euripides

with Suzanne Balling

directed by Karen Sneed

June 7 – July 1, Thursdays – Saturdays 8:00 p.m. Sundays 5:30 p.m.
The City Theatre. 3823 Airport Blvd. 78757 – east corner of Airport Blvd. and 38 ½ Street. (click for map)

General Seating $15. Guaranteed Front/2nd Row Reserved $25.
Students $12. Thursday all seats $10. Group discounts are available.
Reservations 512-524-2870 or info@citytheatreaustin.org

The City Theatre Company turns up the heat to present Euripides’ famous Greek tale, Medea. In this masterly written drama of passion, suffering and the sensitivity of injured love are strongly drawn, until they culminate in the awful deed of vengeance. The production is directed by Karen Sneed and plays June 7 – July 1, Thursday – Saturday 8 p.m. Sunday 5:30 p.m.
"I'll teach these people not to laugh at me. What's stopping me? I've nothing to live for." - Medea

Alone; Medea is the ancient Greek tragedy based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband, for whom she sacrificed everything.

Medea unleashes a vengeance on her enemies, making both assassins and victims of all those around her. Euripides produced Medea at the City Dionysian festival along with the lost plays Philoctetes, Dictys and the satyr play Theristai. So much like today’s writers, Euripides made a splendid effort to maintain the place of drama in the spiritual life of the society by modifying its interests, topics and themes in the sense which his own generation required. Heroic persons could still excite interest if they were made more real, - if, in them, the passions and sorrows of every-day life were portrayed with greater vividness and directness. In that, Euripides became the virtual founder of the romantic drama and he continued to write well-known works including Electra, The Bacchae and The Trojan Women.  Read more on Euripides.

Featuring one of the most powerful female roles in the history of drama, Medea is an intense story fuelled by passion, hatred and deadly rage. Heroic yet deadly, sympathetic yet appalling, Medea’s barbaric actions will stir your emotions as you find yourself irresistibly drawn into the nightmare world of this spectacularly vengeful woman. Award-winning Austin actress Suzanne Balling leads the cast in the role of Medea, who will stop at nothing to repay Jason for the ultimate betrayal of his family and the woman he promised to love forever.  

Joining her in the starring roles are Robert Lee Berry (Creon), Trevor Bissell (Jason) and Terri Lynne Hudson (Nurse). Also featured are Lauren Hayes, Leigh Hegedus, Craig Kanne, Becky Musser, Rachel Redig, Molly Sapp, Andreas Stein, Don Sneed, John Redig, James Holder, Bethany Bissell and Brooklyn Bissell. The production is directed by Karen Sneed (CTC’s The Imaginary Invalid) and is choreographed by Courtney Poole, with costume design by Kendi Erickson and set design by Andy Berkovsky.
The City Theatre Company is an Austin-based not for profit arts organization and is sponsored in part by the Austin Creative Alliance, the Austin Cultural Arts Division and the AMD Foundation. Founded in 2006, the company has been recognized by the Austin Critics Table Awards, the B. Iden Payne Awards and was twice voted “Best Theatre Company” by Austin- American Statesman’s Austin 360. CTC is dedicated in providing quality theatre experience and entertainment for Austin artists and its community.

Auditions for Medea by Euripides, City Theatre, March 18 - 19

The City Theatre Company conducts auditions on March 18 and 19 for Media by Euripides, Karen Sneed directing. Ten-minute appointment slots at the City Theatre 3823 Airport Blvd. Suite D Austin, TX 78722 (click for map). Sunday 1 – 4 p.m. and Monday 6 –9 p.m. Callbacks Tuesday, March 20. Show dates June 7 – July 1.

Men & boys 7 - 70; women 20 – 70, all with a strong command in voice, presence and emotional range. All roles open. Actors of color are encouraged to audition. Bring head shot and resume. Readings from the show will be performed.

Surviving almost 2500 years, Medea remains one of the most controversial plays of all time and still an actor favorite. Jealousy, sex, revenge, magic and murder in a Greek masterpiece that disturbs, confounds and perplexes audiences and generates controversy wherever it is performed - that's the Medea by Euripides. This dramatically demanding play, in a recent translation preserving the poetry and power of the original, is still a challenge and test for actors today. Click for more information about the play and the characters at Wikipedia.

Upcoming: The Bacchae, Trinity University, San Antonio, February 18 - 26

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presents

THE BACCHAE

by EURIPIDES

Directed by Kyle Gillette. Translated & adapted by David Greig.

February 18 - 26 at the Stieren Theatre, Trinity University

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Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2:30 pm

Box office reservations at (210) 999-8515

It's high noon in Thebes and Dionysus is back in town, looking for followers and ready to settle a score. His arrival has driven the city's women from their homes in a mad frenzy. King Pentheus is determined to stop the riots, arrest Dionysus, and break the spell of this charismatic upstart god.

Musical Direction: Marcus Rubio - Scene Design: Steve Gilliam - Costume Design: Jodi Karjala
Lighting Design and Tecnical Direction: Tim France

Click to see additional scene designs by Steve Gilliam at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .