By Sarah Ruhl
directed by PST Artistic Director Wesley Cornwell
WHEN: August 6-9 and 13-16. Thursday-Saturday at 8 pm, Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm. Special talkbacks with the cast follow every Friday evening performance
WHERE: Hamilton Murray Theater on Princeton University’s campus
TICKETS: $27.50 for general admission, $22 for students and matinees.
To order tickets, visit http://www.princetonsummertheater.org/ or call the PST box office at 1-732-997-0205.
Princeton Summer Theater’s 2015 season, which focused on themes of adaption and myth, will come to a close with Obie Award-Winning playwright Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice. (Above: Caroline Hertz in rehearsal for Eurydice)
Eurydice is a whimsical and touching adaptation of the classic Orpheus myth from the perspective of its heroine, Orpheus’ bride Eurydice. After dying on her wedding day, Eurydice must face a choice: to stay in the underworld with her beloved father, or to return to the world of the living to reunite with the husband she left behind. Featuring music, a chorus of speaking stones, and world of colorful string, Eurydice is lyrical, charmingly funny, and, ultimately, a poignant reflection on the pain of loss and love that we all experience.
Starring Caroline Hertz (Eurydice). Also featuring Brad Wilson (Orpheus), Evan Thompson (Eurydice’s Father), Ross Barron (Nasty Interesting Man/Lord of the Underworld), Maeve Brady (Little Stone), Kanoa Mulling (Big Stone), and Bits Sola (Loud Stone). Featuring original music by Vince Di Mura and Steven Tran.
