A contemporary play performed in Manhattan’s theater district through August was adapted from a work by the Greek playwright Euripides, set in a trailer park in middle America, while materials and sets were provided by a company from the South Bronx.
The Redd Tale Theatre Company on West 38th Street performed Will Le Vasseur’s play Maddy: A Modern Day Medea, with materials donated by Rebuilders Source, the year-and-a-half-old startup that sells recycled construction materials from a large Timpson Street warehouse.
“With the very limited budget that we have, their help has made a lot more possible,” said James Stewart, Redd Tale Theatre’s co-artistic director.
Rebuilders Source’s materials were used to construct the trailer in which the play was set, and for set decorations.
Maddy: A Modern Day Medea is the theater company’s first original work. Stagebuzz.com called it “a heartfelt and well-done production.”
A version of this story appeared in the September edition of the Hunts Point Express.