PUP Stages Filipino Adaptation of MEDEA, 3/2-4

Manila, Philippines-- Polytechnic University of the Philippines' (PUP) Sining-Lahi Polyrepertory presents a Filipino adaptation of Euripides' Greek tragedy MEDEA, translated and adapted by Alvin Veneracion, at PUP Theatre in Santa Mesa, Manila from Monday, March 2, to Wednesday, March 4.

First produced in 431 BCE (Before the Common Era), MEDEA tells the story of Medea, a wife, mother, and a barbarian. For the sake of her husband, Jason, she leaves home and bears two sons in exile. However, when Jason abandons Medea for the Greek princess of Corinth, Medea faces banishment and separation from her sons. She eventually takes vengeance on Jason by killing their children and the Greek princess.

In Veneracion's Filipino adaptation, Medea is a babaylan, a pagan priestess, during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines (1565-1898). Veneracion, an alumnus of Sining-Lahi Polyrepertory, intends to demonstrate the situation of women in the Hispanic era, and how the lead character stands out from these women.

Check out PUP's take on Euripides' classic work MEDEA; call these numbers: 639159450230 or 639496657873.