What a fun time could be had by all the heroes of myth if they'd stop looking at things face value. Or in this case, looking at things from a different perspective (without turning to stone, that is). There's a lot of truth to Adam Richter's script about not jumping to conclusions and also, more importantly, not fearing the "other" just because somebody else told you to. Medusa has got more going on in her head than just a place for snakes, and she shows it. Witty and wonderful.

If Greek mythology had been taught this way, I would have paid a lot more attention in class. Sorry, Edith Hamilton, but Adam Richter has you beat with this funny and genuinely real take on the Perseus/Medusa story that turns it on its head -- pun intended -- where the monster is the one with the smarts and the hero is a muscle-bound dork. I can't wait to see this on stage.

A witty, whip-smart 10 minute retelling of the encounter between Perseus and the apparently hideous gorgon Medusa, which turns all of our assumptions on their head and questions just who the monster really is. Empowering, smart, and knowing, this is a retelling that asks us to look at history from the other side and consider that even a demigod can be hapless when you consider the ridiculousness of their ask. Nice work.