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Morality According to Medea
2023, 60’
“I will begin by killing the chorus.
They must not continue telling the story.
I want to stop the course of history, to step outside the drama.
I want to rule the flow of time, the fate of the world.”
Written by the rising voice of Swedish theatre, the Iranian-born playwright Athena Farrokhzad, Morality According to Medea opens up a discussion on the concepts of womanhood and morality through the myth of Medea. The author describes the play in her own words: “As a woman, a mother, and a refugee, I tried to understand Medea from this perspective.”
Bringing morality—one of humanity’s oldest debates—to the stage as a character, the play invites the audience not to find answers, but to ask new questions.
*“Morality According to Medea” has also been presented to audiences as a staged reading with the support of the Consulate General of Sweden in Istanbul and the Swedish Arts Council.
Written by
Athena Farrokhzad
Directed by
Yeşim Özsoy
Translated by
Ali Arda
Dramaturgy
Ferdi Çetin
Choreography
Tuğçe Ulugün Tuna
Lighting Design
Ayşe Sedef Ayter
Set and Costume Design
Melis Hafızoğlu
Music Design
Gökçe Uygun
Poster Design
Burçak Beşlioğlu
Video Teaser
Özgürcan Uzunyaşa
Assistant Director
Ezginur Köycü
Line Producer
Nezih Cihan Aksoy
Technical Coordination
Umut Rışvanlı
Photography
Noyan Ayturan
Lighting Operator
Uğur Aksu
Cast
Şenay Gürler
Özgün Çoban
“Starring Şenay Gürler and Özgün Çoban, Morality According to Medea addresses the world from the final stop of historical impasses—‘from today.’ The play attempts to understand Medea ‘as a human being, a mother, and a refugee.’ … It is not only one of the strongest texts of this season, but perhaps one of the most powerful, solid, and striking texts of recent years.” Seray Şahinler, Milliyet Sanat
“In Morality According to Medea, Medea’s states as a mother, a lover, and a destructive force, alongside Morality’s hypocrisy—shifting depending on where you stand—are conveyed with remarkable success through the emotional transitions of the two performers.” Ceren Gündoğan, Artı Gerçek
“This fresh play, beginning where Medea ends, carries to us the echo of a 2,500-year-old cry.” Pınar Erol, Ajandakolik