written by Sarah Ruhl
directed by Amy Rummenie
September 14 – 29, 2012
Pillsbury House
A girl and a boy, a brief bridal night, and the calming waters of the great River Styx. When Eurydice arrives in Hades, her loving father and the King of the Underworld each lay claim to her soul, but her beloved Orpheus isn’t far behind. Playwright Sarah Ruhl weaves a heart-wrenching tale of love and forgetting in this modern version of an ancient myth.
Cast
Production Team
| eurydice | Andrea San Miguel | director | Amy Rummenie |
| orpheus | Paris Hunter Paul | set | Steve Kath |
| father | Peter Ooley | costumes | A. Emily Heaney |
| interesting man | Dan Hopman | sound/music | Michael Croswell |
| big stone | Bryan Grosso | lights | Karin Olson |
| little stone | Bethany Peters | props | Sarah Holmberg |
| loud stone | Jen Scott | stage manager | Alexandra Gowdy-Jaehnig |
| dance choreographer | Brandon Ewald | ||
| conducting consultant | Thomas Speltz | ||
| asst. stage manager | Katherine Toutin | ||
| perf. stage manager | Adam Ehret | ||
| assistant director | Luke Thomley | ||
| asl interpreter | Claire Alexander | ||
| asl interpreter | Katie Johnson | ||
| audio describer | Laurie Pape Hadley | ||
| photographer | Dan Norman |
Reviews
“[This] production, which opened Walking Shadow Theatre’s season Friday at Minneapolis’ Pillsbury House Theatre, is nearly perfect in its sensitivity and sensibility… So thanks to Walking Shadow for holding this exquisite jewel to the light with exceptional care and affection. It is that rarest of things: a sad joy.”
– Graydon Royce, Star Tribune
“It is a tribute to Walking Shadow’s courage and ability that they have chosen such a challenging play and have staged it beautifully… Crossing back and forth between the stark world of the living and the timelessness of death, Eurydice explores remembrance and loss with delicacy, compassion and humor. In a mythical landscape where it is all too easy to give in and let memories be washed away, this production is hauntingly hard to forget.”
– Sophie Kerman, Aisle Say
