Sideshow Theatre Company concludes its 2009-2010 season with a Chicago premiere of Janet Burroway’s Medea With Child, directed by Jonathan Green.

It’s an old, old story: Daddy falls in love with a younger woman, and Mom says it’s okay, but then she murders the woman and her father and the kids.  This modern Medea views the myth through a fractured lens, blending feminism, family, and regret with physical and verbal athletics and a tilt toward the absurd.  Can the characters escape their fate?  And what will be left if they can? The dynamic six-person cast includes Sojourner Zenobia Wright as Media, visiting guest artist Richard Warner as Crayon, John Bonner as Chasten, Lea Pascal as Murmurous, Andrew Sa as Fairies, and Nicole Richwalsky as Glossy.  Actor and director biographies can be found at www.medeawithchild.com. Performances Thursdays—Saturdays at 8:00, Sundays at 3:00, March 14-April 25.  Tickets at www.sideshowtheatre.org/medea.html or www.medeawithchild.com Excerpt Q & A Interview (with David Inge of WILL-AM in Champaign, Illinois)