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In 431 B.C., when Euripides’ Medea was first performed by the ancient Greeks, a drummer and a flute player probably provided the music.
In 2008, enter the rock band The Chi Chis. The young members of the area group are the musicians for Southeastern Louisiana University Theatre Department’s production of Medea, which runs this week in the Vonnie Borden Theatre on the Hammond campus.
“They took all the chorus passages from the ancient Greek play and turned them into original songs that they composed and wrote lyrics for,” Jim Winter, the play’s director said. Winter is an instructor of acting ...Read More
In 431 B.C., when Euripides’ Medea was first performed by the ancient Greeks, a drummer and a flute player probably provided the music.
In 2008, enter the rock band The Chi Chis. The young members of the area group are the musicians for Southeastern Louisiana University Theatre Department’s production of Medea, which runs this week in the Vonnie Borden Theatre on the Hammond campus.
“They took all the chorus passages from the ancient Greek play and turned them into original songs that they composed and wrote lyrics for,” Jim Winter, the play’s director said. Winter is an instructor of acting and directing at SLU.
The story which will unfold along with this music is a tragic one of jealousy and revenge. The epic hero Jason, years after the adventures of the Golden Fleece, has brought his wife, Medea, to Corinth. He then proceeds to leave her in order to take another wife, Glauce, the daughter of King Creon. In a fit of rage, Medea kills Jason’s future bride, his future father-in-law, and her own two sons.
In Medea’s ancient version, the musicians would have appeared on stage for the production, and at SLU, they’ll be on stage, in full costume, and masks.
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