CMU School of Drama


Friday, September 12, 2008

Girl power plays a role in retelling of Greek myth

The Boston Globe: "'Eurydice' is not a children's tale."
It is a play by Sarah Ruhl about one's descent into death, the lure of painful memories, and, ultimately, deep love.

3 comments:

NatalieMark said...

This play sounds great. The use of the three teenage girls is risky but will hopefully pay off. The use of so much water on stage is difficult but will make the representation more effective. The focus on water is a good one and will contrast (rebirth as water) with being in Hades.

Anonymous said...

This looks like such a fun idea. I'll admit that I don't know a whole lot about Eurydice but by the end of the year I'm sure we'll all be pretty familiar with it. I like the idea of turning rude inanimate objects into preteen girls. There's something very smart about it while still having a bit of a slap-in-the-face type quality to it which I like.

AndrewLeitch said...

This is one reason I like theatre: people taking something that seems rather concrete at first glance-- a script--but then adding a dynamic, visionary twist to it. Theatre with meaning and a conceptual backbone is both powerful and interesting to watch. While I'm not too familiar with EURYDICE, the ideas sound great just from my knowledge of other Greek plays. Very cool stuff; it makes me even more excited to see CMU's production of EURYDICE this year!