UM-Flint Theatre Presents “Eurydice” – Opens January 30th; Runs Through February 8th

Eurydice, written by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Janet Haley

When: January 30, 31, February 1, 6, 7, 8, 2015.
Friday and Saturday performances start at 7:30pm; Sunday matinees at 2:00pm.

Where: UM-Flint Theatre, 303 E. Kearsley St., Flint, 48502

Tickets: $10; $8 for students, seniors, alumni, faculty, staff, veterans. Box Office: 810-237-6520 or purchase tickets online.

Synopsis: Based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice” explores the myth in a new light, focusing on Eurydice’s perspective. Eurydice dies, shortly after her wedding to her lover Orpheus. Eurydice enters the Underworld, and is greeted by her father, who she doesn’t recognize because her memory of earthly life is gone. With devoted and loving conversations, her father is able to revive her memory. Meanwhile, Orpheus devises a way to see her in the Underworld…and Eurydice realizes she has a difficult decision to make regarding her life’s next step. The New York Times describes the play as “an inexpressibly moving theatrical fable about love, loss, and the pleasures and pains of memory.”

Cast:

Eurydice: Christine Michaela-Kay Nogaj (Flint, MI)

Orpheus: Joshua Cornea (Ortonville, MI)

Father: Connor Klee (Clio, MI)

Interesting Man: George Marzonie (Flushing, MI)

Loud Stone: Madaline Harkema (Owosso, MI)

Big Stones: RuSharra Euwing, Alexis Harvey (Flint, MI)

Little Stones: Dominique Hinde (Flint, MI), Shekinah Tapplin (Clio, MI)

Photo by: Shelby Newport

For more information on the UM-Flint Theatre & Dance Department, including their other upcoming productions, visit their website.