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poster designed by Jean-Pierre Prieur

2007

Velina Hasu Houston's play The House of Chaos at SDSU's Experimental Theatre --
a great success!

WORLD PREMIERE

The House of Chaos
By Internationally Reknowned Award-Winning Playwright
Velina Hasu Houston
Directed by Peter James Cirino

This play is a contemporary adaptation of the Medea myth, investigating it in the context of a Japanese female expatriate living with her white American husband in a bleached, segregated community outside of Los Angeles. Set in the international fashion design industry, the story focuses on Mina Takahashi's struggle to preserve her honor in the face of her husband's adultery and his plans not only to banish her and her daughter, but also to confiscate her business holdings from her. Mixing themes from ancient drama and contemporary culture, The House of Chaos will be published in THE MYTH STRIKES BACK: MEDEA PLAYS BY WOMEN, edited by
Velina Hasu Houston and Dr. Marianne McDonald.

Peter James Cirino (Director) read more
Kelli Jean Groskopf (Lighting Designer) read more
Jeannie Galioto (Costume Designer) read more
Jhomar J. Josue (Sound Designer) read more
Mark Legaspi (Videographer) read more
Eduard Cao (Chorus of Fraternal Spirits) read more
Oniric A. Cirino (Chorus of Double Exiles) read more
Kristin D'Andrea (Victoria) read more
Wendy Grice (Maternal Spirit) read more
Diahann McCrary (Chorus of Double Exiles) read more
Duy Nguyen (Fraternal Spirit) read more
Jhoselle Padilla (Chorus of Double Exiles) read more
Elise Kim Prosser, Ph.D. (Mina) read more
Tony Perez (Tillman) read more