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Medea
LSUS Continuing Education Presents Medea
LSU Shreveport Continuing Education will present a production of the play "Medea" by Euripides, translated by Robin P. Bond. The ancient Greek tragedy, directed by LSUS senior Eric B. Whitt, a speech/theatre major, is a classic myth about betrayal and revenge. Performance dates are December 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 in the Black Box Theatre, Bronson Hall Room 111. Medea is being played by Audra Caitlyn Moss. The cast also includes Libby Ashlock, Kent Jude Bernard, Dan Farris, Chase Hill, Devon Hill, James Palmer, Nicholas Sewell, Barbara Webber-Hall and Tianna Williams. For more information, call 797-5283 or email theatre@lsus.edu.
Here are the cast bios:
Libby Ashlock graduated from Airline High School and earned a degree in General Studies from LSU Shreveport. She got her start in theatre as a member of the Peter Pan Players. Libby made her stage debut in the LSUS production of "The Glass Menagerie," and has stage managed the LSUS productions of "Bulrusher" and "East Texas Hot Links."
Dan Farris, a College of Liberal Arts SGA senator and former president of the Student Organizational Council, is a junior history major making his debut in "Medea."
Audra Caitlyn Moss is a senior at LSUS, majoring in French and Criminal Justice. Audra has performed in the LSU Shreveport productions of "The Woolgatherer," "Murder at the Banquet," "The 4th Graders Present an Unnamed Love Suicide," "The Johnstown Vindicator," "Boston Marriage" and "I'm Not Rappaport." She was the assistant director of the LSUS production of "The Glass Menagerie."
James Palmer was born and raised in Mansfield, La. and is graduate of Northwestern State University in with a B.A. in theatre and music. Discovering his fondness for the plays of William Shakespeare, James broke new ground at NSU by combining the works of Shakespeare with quality Hip Hop in a showcase called "Big Willie Style!" The show was so popular; it spawned four sequels, including "Big Willie Style: Port City," produced by the Shreveport Gilbert and Sullivan Society. In between His other stage credits include "Family Planning," "The Clean House, I'm Not Rappaport, Bulrusher and East Texas Hot Links at LSUS; and Major Barbara, The Glass Menagerie," "How I Learned to Drive," "Five Guys Named Moe," "Macbeth," "Twelfth Night," "Oklahoma," "Annie Get Your Gun" and "Kismet" at NSU.
Nicholas Alexander Sewell graduated from Benton High School, and is currently a junior at LSU Shreveport majoring in Speech. He will make his stage debut in "Medea."
Barbara Webber-Hall, a 10-year U.S. Navy Veteran and LSUS student, made her debut in the LSUS production "Tidewater."
Eric Whitt will make his directorial debut with "Medea." Eric has performed in several different educational and community based theatre settings over the last several years. Some of his favorite roles include Kenickie from "Grease," Jaques from Shakespeare's "As You Like It," Durdles from "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" and Cal from "Ordinary People." His LSUS performances include Tom in "The Glass Menagerie," Cliff in "The Woolgatherer," Johnny in "The 4th Graders Present an Unnamed Love-Suicide," Agatha in "Murder at the Banquet" and JJ in "The Johnstown Vindicator." Eric most recently appeared in the Shreveport Little Theatre production "Murder at the Howard Johnson's." He will graduate from LSU Shreveport in May with a Speech/Theatre degree and hopes to then pursue an MFA in acting or directing.
Tianna Williams is a graduate of Central High School in Springfield, Missouri, and currently teaches middle school in Bossier Parish. She has appeared in numerous community theatre productions: "Steel Magnolias," "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie," "Anne of Green Gables," "The Crucible," "Godspell," "Grease," "The Sound of Music" and "Big River." She has also performed in a number of LSUS productions: "The First Breeze of Summer," "Summer Dreams," "Walking With a Panther," and "Tidewater."
Robin Peter Bond is from the north of England originally, attending Heath Grammar School Halifax, where he specialized in Classics, Drama and Rugby football. On completing his BA in Classics at the University of Nottingham, he immigrated to New Zealand in 1966 to join the faculty in the Department of Classics in the University of Canterbury in Christchurch. Bond completed his doctorate on Stoic influence on the Satires of Horace, an area of study which in conjunction with Roman Satire in general has been a fruitful source of journal articles and conference presentations over the years. The interest in Greek and Roman Drama has led to more than 20 productions of his own translations of ancient drama for public showing in both Christchurch and also in Western Australia, where he directed and performed the title role in Sophocles' "Ajax." A production of his translation of Sophocles' "Philoctetes" was directed by Peter Falkenberg of Theater and Film Studies and, with Bond in the title role, was presented in 2006. A co-production of Euripides' "Cyclops" was presented with Dr. Patrick O'Sullivan in conjunction with the ASCS conference in Christchurch in February 2008. Bond also translated, directed and acted in a production of Euripides' "Iphigenia in Aulis" in December 2008. He is currently rehearsing a production of his new translation of "Prometheus Bound." He is contracted to produce and direct his own translation of Aristophanes' "Wasps" for the College of Arts Platform Arts Festival in May 2010.