The play explores the mythological
Greek story of Orpheus and his wife, Eurydice.
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| Eurydice @URI: Daria-Lyric Montaguila as Orpheus; Cassidy McCartan as Father; Ardemis Kassabian as Eurydice; and Vincent Taylor as Little Stone. (Left to right.) |
The University of Rhode Island Theatre Department will stage
performances of Eurydice,” by Sarah Ruhl, as part of the URI Honors
Colloquium investigation of “Origins: Life, the Universe and Everything,”
beginning October 12.
Ruhl’s tender-hearted comedy is a two-time Pulitzer Prize
finalist and a Tony Award nominee. The play explores the mythological Greek
story of Orpheus and his wife, Eurydice.
Told through Eurydice’s unique perspective, we
experience her life in the “overworld,” her tragic descent to the “underworld,”
and the challenges, beauties, and questions that both worlds provide.
Performances will be held from Oct. 12 through Oct. 14 and Oct. 19 through Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m., with additional performances Oct. 15 and Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. in J Studio of the URI Fine Arts Center, 105 Upper College Road, on the Kingston Campus.
General Admission is $20, tickets for seniors, URI faculty, staff and students are $15. To purchase tickets online, visit web.uri.edu/theatre, or call (401) 874-5843.
The New York Times described Eurydice as
“rhapsodically beautiful. A weird and wonderful new play – an inexpressibly
moving theatrical fable about love, loss and the pleasures and pains of
memory.”
Kira Hawkridge, ‘12, artistic director of Out Loud Theatre, Providence, and URI Theatre alumna, directs the production. Costume design is by Katie Hand, ’11, set design is by Steve Wilson, ’14, lighting design is by URI Theatre senior, Jessica Winward, and sound design is by guest artist Michael Hyde.
Actor & Hometown –
Character
Daria-Lyric Montaguila of Providence– Orpheus
Magenta Kolakowski of Riverside– Lord of
the Underworld
Maggie Papa of South Kingstown– Nasty Interesting
Man
Lorraine Guerra of Cranston– Loud Stone
Vincent Taylor of Providence– Little Stone
Abigail Dufresne of North Kingstown– Big Stone
Cassidy McCartan of Stewartville, Minn.– Father
Ardemis Kassabian of South Kingstown– Eurydice
Eurydice @URI: The cast of the URI
Theatre Department’s production of “Eurydice,” including (from left)
Daria-Lyric Montaguila as Orpheus; Cassidy McCartan as Father; Ardemis
Kassabian as Eurydice; and Vincent Taylor as Little Stone. Production
opens Oct. 12, Fine Arts Center, URI Kingston Campus. (URI photos by Randy
Osga)
