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From Chicagocritic.com:
"RECOMMENDED!"
"No one is more skilled than Menekseoglu at bringing Greek tragedy to
life through innovative re-interpretation. This script is yet another
example of his scholarly and artistic talent."
"In his version of the Medea story it is children in the middle of a
divorce so nasty that it would nauseate tabloid readers who are center
stage. Jason definitely done her wrong – and is ultimately blamed by
Menekseoglu for Medea's bloody deeds – but this Medea is a
calculating, bloodthirsty Mommie Dearest on crack."
"Anna Weiler's costumes and Menekseoglu's sound design suggest a late
40's Americana which attempts to connect the ancient tragedy to more
contemporary experience. It's an interesting take that puts the myth
in a different light."
"Martindale delivers a powerful portrayal in the title role and
Menekseoglu is even and believable as the hero, soldier and coward."
"…a glimpse of what Gaines the actor can do."
"Menekseoglu's skill at balancing the cerebral and classic with the
duty to entertain is singular and this show will do nothing but
further his growing reputation."
-Randy Hardwick
Complete Review: http://chicagocritic.com/html/media.html
From Time Out Chicago
"Dream Theatre's first nightmare in its new Pilsen storefront…"
"…a stylized-horror update of Euripides that unreels like a Dario
Argento divorce drama."
"…a shifting, sadomasochistic battle of the sexes."
"Menekseoglu's most inspired tweak is the chorus, which embodies
Medea's fractured psychological trauma as six zombie-fied girls in
blood-spattered party dresses (Anna Weiler's costumes are shoestring
ingenuity at its finest). They're also used to great, unsettling
effect as meandering cast-aside urchins in Weiler's immersive
production design, which begins at the front door with a lobby dressed
up as a creepy child's playroom."
-Craig Keller
For full review: http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles/theater/44011/medea
From Chicago Reader
“Jeremy Menekseoglu’s version of Euripides’s tale is remarkable mostly for its unflinching focus on the sons slaughtered by vengeful Medea…”
“…Dream Theatre makes it abundantly clear that neither Rachel Martindale’s Medea nor Menekseoglu’s Great Santini-esque Jason gives a damn about the kids…”
“Only Glauce (Courtney Arnett)… shows any compassion… making her fate more sorrowful than one usually sees in this play.”
“The nihilism and narcissism of the grown-ups comes through with chilling intensity.”
-Kerry Read |
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MEDEA
by
Jeremy
Menekseoglu