March 8, 2005
“Medea Yates”, an explosive one-act play, written
and directed by Union College senior Phillip JM Chorba, will be performed at
the Union College Yulman Theatre's studio Friday and Saturday, March 11 and 12,
at 8 p.m., and Sunday, March 13 at 2 p.m. Performances are free and open to
the public.
This performance spins a modern interpretation
of the Medea myth, a Greek tragedy by Euripides, and sets it in modern day Texas. Chorba then crosses that story with elements unearthed from the recent, highly
publicized murder case of Andrea Yates, the Texan mother convicted in 2002 of
drowning her five children in a bathtub.
Chorba calls his one act play “a
classical tragedy infused with modern events.” and he intends to “shatter the
rules of conventional theatre.” This play uses a modern technique-video-to
emphasize themes and plotlines.
The cast includes Carly Hirschberg,
Cat Howlett, Charles Holiday, Andrew Burke and Cooper Braun-Enos, all students
at Union College. The video screen, which plays a prominent role, is considered
a sixth character. The background music will be a montage of Tom Waits' songs.
For more information, contact the Yulman Theatre
box office at (518) 388-6545 or visit the college website at http://www.union.edu/theatre/current_season/.