Medea is a 1959 American TV play. It is based on the adaptation of the play by Euripides. Judith Anderson plays the title role, which she had performed on stage since 1948.Judith Anderson Puts Her All Into Amazing 'Medea' Portrayal: Judith Anderson Gives Her All to 'Medea' Role Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 26 Sep 1948: D1.
It was the first in a series called Play of the Week on the TV station WTNA. David Susskind produced.Play of the Week Wolters, Larry. Chicago Daily Tribune 16 Apr 1960: a6. The production budget for each show was around $35,000.2-HOUR TV DRAMA TO BE GIVEN DAILY: ' Play of Week, 'Taped Series on WNTA, Due Oct. 12 With Miss Anderson in 'Medea' By VAL ADAMS. New York Times 16 Sep 1959: 79.
Cast Judith Anderson as Medea Aline McMahon as the Nurse as the Tutor Ricky and Mannie Sloane as the Children Colleen Dewhurst as First Woman of Corinth Jacqueline Brookes as Second Woman of Corinth as Third Woman of Corinth Morris Carnovsky as Creon Henry Brandon as Jason Eric Berry as Aegeus Michael Wager as Jason's Slave Mareta Redfield and Barbara Balgakov as Two Attendants to Medea Phillip Minor, Michael O'Reily, Edward Abbey and Richard Buck as Four Soldiers
Reception The New York Times praised Anderson as giving "a performance of stunning and enveloping power."Judith Anderson's Stunning Medea: 1947 Stage Production Shown on Channel 13 'The Play of the Week' Series Has Premiere By JACK GOULD. New York Times 13 Oct 1959: 79.
The Los Angeles Times called it a "tour de force" although said it was "theatre not television."THE TV SCENE---: 'Medea' Will Be Theater, Not Video Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 24 Mar 1960: A14.
References
External links Medea at IMDb