Director's Note

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Thank you all for coming to see our take on the timeless love story of Eurydice and Orpheus and to support the hard work of our company on this special show.

Sarah Ruhl's modern take on the story, in a simple sense, is about love, loss, emotion, and relationships. Her play demonstrates what it means to love, the importance of platonic versus romantic love, the absence of emotion, and much more. It is filled with metaphor, symbolism and strange language and situation. But beneath the figurative aspects is a pool of meaning, and as a company, we demonstrated this meaning.

By casting gender blind, we were able to present love as a fluid entity in all forms, and not make it about gender. By setting the stage in alley format,  we were able to mimic the flow of water and make the relationship from audience to actor more intimate. By doing all of this, and much more, we were able to tell this captivating story in a creative, fresh way.

I have had an amazing experience with this show, and I hope that, after witnessing this show, you take away thoughts on love and relationships and how human behavior works with love, through the filter of his theatrical piece and beyond.

Enjoy the show!

"Love is a big, funny word."