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Now\u00a0& Then Creative Company, a new, non-profit theatre and film organization is\u00a0kicking off its inaugural season with a contemporary interpretation of the\u00a0Greek tragedy, Medea<\/em>. The play will run from November 10-19 at the Metropolitan Arts Institute.\u00a0Written\u00a0by Euripides in 431 B.C., Medea<\/em>\u00a0is one of the most\u00a0popular and gripping classics for modern audiences. Originally set in ancient\u00a0Greece sometime after Jason\u2019s famous journey with the Argonauts, Now & Then\u00a0provides an updated concept and point of view for the\u00a0production.
John Perovich and Allison Bauer founded\u00a0Now & Then Creative Company in February 2017. Under the leadership of\u00a0Artistic Director Perovich and Associate Artistic Director Cody Goulder, Now\u00a0& Then focuses on the \u201cnow\u201d \u2013 new play development and film\u00a0production, while also\u00a0producing the \u201cthen\u201d \u2013 classic pieces that\u00a0speak to the present. In residence at Metropolitan Arts Institute, the company\u00a0creates high quality, thoughtful, and affordable productions that value\u00a0artistic risks.
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In Now & Then\u2019s premier production,\u00a0they present an updated\u00a0concept and point of view for Medea<\/em>. Director\u00a0Gerald Thomson has set the play in the mid-90s outside of Martha\u2019s Vineyard.\u00a0The storyline focuses on Medea, a distraught, dishonored, American\u00a0political-class mother at\u00a0odds with her unfaithful husband and those\u00a0surrounding him. Focused on self-preservation, Medea attempts to leverage her\u00a0place in society to protect herself and her children from judgment. Accompanied\u00a0by a female chorus of working professionals, the production consistently\u00a0juxtaposes Medea \u2013 a wealthy woman who feels like she has no options \u2013 with\u00a0level headed, firm voices of reason. Thomson\u2019s production challenges the\u00a0audience to question free will and the supposed inevitability of Medea\u2019s path.\u00a0
Medea<\/em>\u00a0will be presented\u00a0November 10-11 and November 17-18 at 7:30 p.m. and November 12 and 19 at 2 p.m.\u00a0The\u00a0play is intimately staged as theatre-in-the-round at Metropolitan Arts\u00a0Institute. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by visiting:\u00a0nowandthencc.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Now\u00a0& Then Creative Company, a new, non-profit theatre and film organization is\u00a0kicking off its inaugural season with a contemporary interpretation of the\u00a0Greek tragedy, Medea.\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":31726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1671],"tags":[2311,2312,2313,1201,1195],"class_list":{"0":"post-31725","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-events","8":"tag-medea","9":"tag-now-and-then-creative-company","10":"tag-phoenix-arts","11":"tag-play","12":"tag-shows","13":"cs-entry","14":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"\n