Columbia Daily Spectator

Mexican and Greek mythology were blended in “The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea,” an excellent and haunting tale of living in exile

There is a moment in the second act of the play “The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea,” when Huitzilopochtli, god of the sun and war, is born. After birth, he fights the moon to defend his mother, the ...
The Arts Desk

Medea, Bristol Old Vic - formulaic feminism lets Greek classic down

In Greek mythology, there aren’t many hard-edged oppositions: people display an unholy mess of faults and qualities. Shadows lurk under every silver lining. The stuff of tragedy is born of that mess, ...
BroadwayWorld

Review: MEDEA GOSPERIA, Cockpit Theatre

Caribbean landscapes and musical interludes are not typically associated with the monstrous Medea. However, in Medea Gosperia, Thee BLACK SWAN reimagines Euripides’ classic Greek myth through a fusion ...
Oregonian

'Mojada' beautifully fuses Greek myth with a modern immigration story (review)

In "Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles," Medea (Sabina Zuniga Varela) looks at the night sky with her son Acan (Jahnangel Jimenez). The play runs through Nov. 26 at Portland Center Stage. (Jenny ...
BroadwayWorld

Review: MOJADA: A MEDEA IN LOS ANGELES Brings Greek Tragedy to the Modern Immigrant Experience, at Portland Center Stage

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. I first saw Luis Alfaro's MOJADA: A MEDEA IN LOS ANGELES at the Oregon Shakespeare ...
The Harvard Crimson

‘Medea: The Musical’: Greek Antiquity’s Femme Fatale Takes Center Stage

“Medea: The Musical” had everything: A live, on-stage band striking chords; Lin-Manuel Miranda-style raps and melodies packed with witticisms; and a diverse cast taking center stage to produce a ...