The Yellow Wallpaper

by Brandon Becker

Based on the story by Charlotte Perkins Gillman

5-6 M, 10-12 W, 1 B, 2 G

Running Time:  Approx 1 1/2 hrs with intermission

Using the classic American Gothic thriller of the same name as its basis The Yellow Wallpaper explores the plight of a woman confined to a room for her health who becomes obsessed with the wallpaper that surrounds her.   When she discovers a small journal hidden in the wall, the past and the present begin to      merge in ways both mysterious and unexpected.

 

Medea

by Euripedes

Adapted by Brandon Becker

3 M, 4 W, 2 B  + Chorus  (flexible size)

Running Time:  Approx 1 hr 15 min without intermission

A streamlined version of the classic tale that uses unexpected theatrical devices (removal of the mask, unique choral interactions) to deepen the arc of the story while maintaining it's heightened language - culminating in a stunning connection to modern day filicide.