THE MEDEA COMPLEX
 by Patricia Crespin
Friday Oct 30 - Saturday Nov 21 Sunday Matinee: Nov 8, and 15
A World Premiere &Â
2008 BOFLTE New Works Festival Finalist
Directed by Sara Guerrero
The Medea Complex is a loose adaptation of Euripides Medea, with a Latin twist. Medea thrives on the weakness of others and reeks of temptation and doom. She encompasses all women who stand to be judged for their actions and apologizes for none of it. Gertrudes is an aging warrior, fighting for her self respect, desperately trying to find it through Medea. Jason is a greedy fool who manipulates his way in and out of the lives of those who love him and naively brings tragedy to everything he touches. Throw in a haunting soundtrack and a kooky guard and you’ve got The Medea Complex.
310 W 5th Street (2nd Floor)
Santa Ana, Ca 92701
(Corner of 5th and Broadway above El Curtido Restaurant)
Founded in 2003, Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble is a 501(c)3 non-profit theater that creates opportunities and leadership roles for Latinas in the visual and performing arts. We aim to produce work that reflects impacts and empowers the Latina/o community. We believe in the transformative power of theater and aim to raise awareness of critical issues in the community, entertain and challenge, foster cross-cultural understanding, be a catalyst for social justice change, and spiritual healing.
-Recipient of the O.C. Human Relations Community Leader Award
-Recipient of the Hoff Foundation Grant of 2008
-The only Latina/o Theatre Ensemble in Orange County
-Recognized as "Best New Theater Troupe of 2007" – OC Weekly
-Font Page of the OC Register for their production of "Portrait of Ten Women"
-Produced and developed the world premiere of The “Mexican†O.C. labeled as O.C's most significant play
- Established New Works Festival to represent the work of today’s Chicana/o and Latino/a playwrights
-Hosted & Debut performance of OC of award winning Queer Chicana Playwright and Performer -Monica Palacios’ and show, Greetings from a Queer Senorita"
-Co-produced and developed for social justice play and production - "9ine Digits Away From My Dream"
-Past members have gone to perform original work in NYC
For more, visit: www.breathoffire.org/press.htm
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Breath of Fire is a theater ensemble that provides space for artisits in the community. Breath of Fire is available for rent for film screenings, staged readings, second stage productions, lectures, etc on a sliding scale and upon availability. For more information please contact [email protected].