About

Greek Drama/Black Lives: Intergenerational Collaboration in Philadelphia is an ACLS sponsored project designed to restore and fortify relationships between Bryn Mawr College, the Community College of Philadelphia, and the E. M. Stanton School (K-8) in South Philadelphia. The project encompasses a year of vibrant outreach programming culminating in a collaborative reimagination of Euripides’ Medea, which centers questions of race and familial conflict, and the characters of Medea’s children. This is “Greek theater through Black eyes”.

Four people are seated on the floor, some with a book or notebook in front of them. One person speaks as the rest listen.

Medea Project Acting Class with Catherine Slusar.

Three people are seated on the floor. One reads aloud from a book and gestures, the others listen.

Medea Project Acting Class with Catherine Slusar.

Three people at the front of a lecture hall before an audience. One is standing and speaking. The two others are seated at a table and listen to the speaker.

Q&A with James Ijames at Bryn Mawr College.

Three people at the front of a lecture hall before and audience. Two are standing, one contemplating with chin in hand as the other speaks. The third person is seated at the end of a table and listens.

Q&A with James Ijames at Bryn Mawr College.

A young-adult speaks with a group of four or five young students who stand near them.

Bryn Mawr Praxis class at the E.M. Stanton School.

Three young-adults sit on the floor and speak to two other pictured individuals, one is sitting and the other standing.

Bryn Mawr Praxis class at the E.M. Stanton School.

Partner Institutions

Bryn Mawr College
Community College of Philadelphia
E. M. Stanton School

Sponsors

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS): Sustaining Public Engagement Grant
President’s Office, Bryn Mawr College
Library & Information Technology Services (LITS), Bryn Mawr College: Digital Bryn Mawr Project Grant
Society of Classical Studies (SCS): Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities Grant

Web Development

Stella Fritzell: Project Manager
Alice McGrath: Senior Digital Scholarship Specialist
Minolta Ndlovu: Web Developer
Yusi Liu: UX Designer
Grace Ciprissi: Accessibility Consultant
Arlowe Willingham: Development Consultant