adaptations

Lear Through the Looking-Glass

Alice goes through the looking-glass right into King Lear's court. Some of her play objects, along with Dinah the cat, have come to life and believe her to be the king. Alice quickly learns that in order to survive in this upside-down world, she must fully become Lear. As king, she’ll need to grow up, to love, and to die. But just as Lear's life comes to its end, Alice goes back through the looking-glass and once again becomes a 7-year old little girl. How is life, especially childhood, to continue when you've already made peace with death?

Three Sisters: a tale of dreams and woe

Scaled down to 5 characters, this highly physical adaptation transforms Chekhov’s classic play into a dark, absurdist fairytale. Trapped in their memories, fantasies, and fears, the three Prozorov sisters—Olga, Maria, Irina—yearn to escape to Moscow while their brother Andrei is slowly usurped by Natasha, his opportunistic wife.

MEDEA: a tragedy of revenge

Medea: a powerful sorceress wronged by her husband, ravaged by domesticity, and driven by revenge. This reimagining of the classic myth combines the plot and themes from both the Roman and Greek versions—by Seneca and Euripides, respectively—with the stylistic influences of German Expressionism and Film Noir.

Twelfth Night

Five actors play nice characters in this highly athletic, tongue-in-cheek adaptation influenced by commedia dell’arte and British Pantomime. Viola chases Orsino, Orsino chases Olivia, Olivia chases Viola, Sir Aguebelch chases Maria, Maria chases Malvolio, Malvolio chases Olivia, Sebastian chases his thoughts, Feste chases money . . . .