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EDITOR’S NOTE
Theatre 4the People sets play about infertility
Theatre 4he People will present Donor Wanted (or, The Unnamed Baby Play) at the Chain Studio Theatre (312 W. 36th St., 4th floor), from April 11 to 28. Written by T. J. Young and directed by Haley Rice, the play follows two women who have been unable to conceive and turn to the Internet for help. In backward-looking scenes, the play charts the course of how they got where they are. For tickets and more information, visit theatre4thepeople.org. —Edward Karam
Fusion Theatre will present a hybrid of Euripides’ Greek tragedy Medea supplemented by excerpts from Luigi Cherubini’s opera of the same name through March 31 at the Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond St., Manhattan). A cast of 12 will be under the direction of Eilin O’Dea in the story of the sorceress and lover of Jason, who is spurned by him and exacts a gruesome revenge. Evening performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday–Saturday; matinees are at 3 p.m. Sundays. For tickets, visit fusiontheatrenyc.com. —Edward Karam
American playwright J. T. Rogers, the author of Oslo, tackles political issues again in Corruption. At first glance, the play’s subject matter looks parochial: the phone-hacking scandal in London in 2010 and 2011. That scandal, in which newspapers belonging to Australian media tycoon Rupert Murdoch were found to have hacked private phones as well as those of public officials, engulfed newspapers, prime ministers, investigative reporters, and members of Parliament. In Bartlett Sher’s thrilling production, the immersion into British politics comes with numerous parallels to American politics.