Tomorrow, Live Arts opens their final production of the 2008-2009 season: Eurydice as told by Sarah Ruhl. The tale of Eurydice and Orpheus is a myth from ancient Greece, originally told by Virgil. Sarah Ruhl is also the author of The Clean House, which played to great success in Live Arts’ 2007-2008 season. Ruhl brings her unique touch of poetry and comedy to her telling of Eurydice, weaving hope with tragedy and exploring the simultaneous tenacity and fragility of memory in the depths of the Underworld across the river Styx. For folks who loved The Clean House or who are fans of quick writing that keeps audiences on their toes, this play is for you.
The director, Bree Luck, says, “It is funny and tragic, rich and simplistic, heart wrenching and hopeful, familiar and bizarre. It is as vague as a dream and as real as my need for coffee in the morning.
This production is being sponsored by Silverchair Science + Communications. It opens tomorrow, June 5, in the Upstage Theatre. There is a free preview tonight! Opening night is sold out, but tickets are available for other performances. It will run until June 27. For tickets contact the box office at 977-4177 or boxoffice@livearts.org.
Featured in this production: Jen Downey, Sara Eshleman, Don Gaylord, Eamon Hyland, Bill Leseur, Ray Nedzel, and Denise Stewart.
a sneak peek of the set by Grady Smith ... for a journey to the Underworld
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- Live Arts Announces Their 2009-2010 Season
Grady Smith is the shit.
tis true.
I think we have both dated him, no?
nope, he and i are strictly platonic.
and THIS is how he finds out, poor fish?
i doubt that the person in question graces this site with his presence, but if he does… woo-wee!
sorry shen, i’m filing this under the “nobody cares but you” tab.
/the irony, she smashes!
There’s never enuf of this sort of thing here. Awesome, buster.
Is he seeing someone else or are you just ‘not that into him’, Tinkertoy?
Anything the rest of us here at/on Cvillain can do to help bring this estimable lad and our beloved Tinkertoy into sweet-sweet-sweeeeeeet harmony?
FLOOZY—Could you please take a minute to write up a separate post and help us get things moving in the right direction for these two deserving but star-crossed youngsters??
He’s actually got a really awesome girlfriend and so do I. But thanks for the thought, I appreciate it.
Oh neat! Oh neat!! Congratulations!
I’ve read about these in The New Yorker…
Is this what they call a ‘coming-out’ ?!?!
Look, we just want you to know we’re here to support you, 100%.
the irony is i never said anything about caring about anything, i was just trying to see if tinkertoy was who i thought she was.
i’m filing this under the “nobody knows wtf you’re talking about” tab.
i found the entire exchange delighting beyond compare. And it’s always fun to have some new info about one of our posters, so thanks for drawing/bringing out that tidbit… gives us a fuller picture of Tinkertoy.
i like to out everybody. sexy sexy lesbians on here!
thank you for doing it! the mind reels.
is there, conceptually, such a thing as a ‘non-sexy lesbian’?
the answer is without a question yes
Thank you estherbunny for all of your announcements of the opportunities to see such wonderful performances in our area. It is much appreciated.
thank you estherbunny for your own good taste in the writing your announcements of opportunities to watch interesting theater and also thank you for providing us the chance to read gape-jawed the absolute eye-gouging bally-rot driveling incomprehensible pretentious idiocy spouted by people as they describe these interesting theater presentations in their press releases.
Sweet Mother Mary of Lucid Prose have mercy upon them.
you’re welcome
you’re welcome
of course the only text i lifted from the marketing release is the director’s quote. i love the play and i love this writer, so any driveling/incomprehensible/etc. in any other paras is from me.
Once again, no puppets. What kind of life is this?
i think the Swedish Chef may have written that Press Release.
i think Nike read all your comments about puppets, given the recent rash of commercials featuring Kobe and LeBron puppets. Nike clearly recognizes the genius of puppets.
that poster is pretty flipping sweet. i want to read a children’s book like that.
Then you want Edward Gorey, who is amazing.
terrific stuff, BYo. He’s faded from popular awareness. Chas. Adams is likewise forgotten.
Ahhh but there are contemporaries…
Frog Belly Rat Bone is probably THE best children’s book I have read. The illustrations are simply *amazing*, and the story just as good – not like any I have seen. My kids are mostly grown, and most of my children’s books have gone on to other parents, but this one I kept. It lives on my coffee table and everyone loves it.
Buy it even if you dont have kids.
I can’t wait to see this, it looks really good
Definitely worth a peek.
I made the props and finally after 20,000 sequins later they are done – and shiny…
Sample of props covered in sequins:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3373466119_e39478f168.jpg
AND I also make puppets for props (but yes, sadly, not this show – from “All’s Well, Ends Well”:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3256/3313004920_ecd929704d.jpg
Break a leg actors, and enjoy audiences!