I do think up my own thoughts. Rooms are also not allowed in the underworld, but Eurydice's father creates one for her out of pieces of string. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR MELODY! I thought it should be right or wrong. Sarah Ruhl 's fifteen plays include the Pulitzer Prize finalists The Clean House and In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), also nominated for a Tony Award. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. But I still love you, I think. EURYDICE: Dear Orpheus, I'm sorry. EURYDICE: The cost and license availability quoted are estimates only and may differ when you apply for a license. EURYDICE, by Sarah Ruhl This play is a fresh take on the ancient myth of Orpheus, the beautiful singer who braves the terrors of the underworld to rescue Eurydice, the girl he loves. Orpheus journeys to retrieve his bride, but Eurydice has begun to discover that the cost of living again can sometimes exceed the cost of staying dead. When she says she would like to go to her room, he builds a house out of string. She falls down beside her father, unconscious. I always have string. He has also retained all of his memories. 2f, 5m. When he sees Eurydice at the water pump again, he tells her about the letter. Everything in moderation. Their husbands talked too much. - The New Yorker, "Exquisitely staged by Les Waters and an inventive design team [] Ruhl's wild flights of imagination, some deeply affecting passages and beautiful imagery provide transporting pleasures. [7] Charles Isherwood, reviewing for The New York Times, called it a "weird and wonderful new play."[8]. The story is familiar. I haven't met Orpheus, but he seems like a serious young man. Of course it is also possible that Eurydices intense injunction to Say something! can only be answered by a master like Shakespeare. (She looks at her father, embarrassed for revealing too much.). :NC#sWLZ1M,Z@P(uZxf+G?Q []$j"xTrC/o"+WVAd32(lNB$gT An archive of monologues that I have used or plan to use for auditions, and that you might find useful too. straight line as though he is walking his daughter down the aisle. The rhythm's a little off. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. a water-pump, Start: Orpheus never liked words. Orpheus makes a sweeping gesture with his arm, indicating the sky. Eurydice arrives in the Underworld in the raining elevator. Eurydice plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips. I want you to be happy. Show:EurydicePlaywright: Sarah RuhlStyle: ContemporaryGenre:DramedyLength:1-2 minutes, Character: EurydiceGender: FemaleAge: Teenager/Young Adult, Scene: Second Movement, Scene 16Setting:The String Room in the Underworld. I would say: When Eurydice returns, her father is lying silent on the ground, having lost all of his language and memory forever. He drops the letter as though into a mail-slot. Yet the script lends itself to such whimsical production choices: it is at once irrational, frivolous, and silly, in stark contrast to the classical origin of the myth and classical form of theater. Her mother, Kathleen Kehoe Ruhl, taught high school English and also acted in and directed plays. Ruhl showcases multiple forms of love through . Stage Manager at ThirdSpace Theatre Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice: A Contemporary Myth Ara Vito Eurydice explores the universal truths within the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice as retold by twenty-first century playwright Sarah Ruhl. Eurydice -- Dramatic comedy / 5m, 2f / Unit set -- In Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. He claps the rhythmic sequence for her. New York, NY, Linda Ray Eurydice read like bundle of freely associating thoughts and tasted, on occasion, cloyingly maudlin. You may also be asked to read sides. x]rG}W FFr^6zFMH"E@b>qdnDlu]^_yQz}7)glr^,y_WejU+#?^.mZEqe~^EY\[t'EYoI1I1tA%J[D..|;}})78WN-W0}g|~'}z_ZUxa/aTI .>;Xg4Goqs$E\`2vC&UmB`8w6nc"v6qL5g~! |?V`Bpw]G#z]mT *Ps7LppA AZXn:FC[KON1bQ[fU#j_G/E=[Ch?"y Be sure to comb his hair when its wet. I was thinking about you. Judgments on the play are not unanimous. This will help you to better understand the character, his or her situation, the intended audience reaction, and the context for the piece. The Lord of the Underworld returns to claim Eurydice, who resigns herself but writes one last letter filled with platitudes for Orpheus next wife. sarah ruhl, Eurydice. Eurydice is an opera composed by Matthew Aucoin with a libretto by Sarah Ruhl based on her 2003 play of the same name, a retelling of the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice.It had its premiere at the Los Angeles Opera on February 1, 2020, with Aucoin conducting. This time, he is in the elevator that rains on the inside. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! Eurydice- Sarah Ruhl. She turns her melancholy into a sexy thing, and every stranger she meets falls in love with her. He flirts with her. The most noticeable of these changes was that in the myth Orpheus succumbs to his desires and looks back at Eurydice, while in Ruhl's version Eurydice calls out to Orpheus (causing him to look back) perhaps in part because of her fear of reentering the world of the living and perhaps as a result of her desire to remain in the land of the dead with her father. More Invisible Terrains: Sarah Ruhl, Interviewed by Wendy Weckwerth, Theater 34.2: 28-35. ORPHEUS: Why don't you remember it? She earned her MFA at Brown University, where she drafted Eurydice in 2001; it premiered in Madison in 2003 and made its New York premiere off-Broadway at Second Stage Theatre in 2007. - The New York Times, "Exhilarating! Eurydice - Play. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Sometimes pretense is necessary. Your hair will be my orchestra and--I love you. She deliberately causes him to turn around so she can return to the underworld and be with her father. Instead of reading them in a book. Nor is Eurydice a strident feminist with a point to prove, after centuries of silent existence as nothing more than a catalyst for the erotic narrative that is the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Sarah Ruhl: THE CLEAN HOUSE. We recommend finding your monologues in published plays and reading the whole play before performing your monologue. A luminous retelling of the Orpheus myth, lush and limpid as a dream where both author and audience swim in the magical, sometimes menacing, and always thrilling flow of the unconscious." Eurydice is a 2003 play by Sarah Ruhl which retells the myth of Orpheus from the perspective of Eurydice, his wife. A weird and wonderful new play - an inexpressibly moving theatrical fable about love, loss and the pleasures and pains of memory." Also, I am one of the few dead people who still remembers how to read and write. Feingold, Michael. I understand hes a musician. tags: artists , loneliness , love . Nevertheless, I appreciated the relative lightheartedness of this rendition that held it distinct from the tragic tone of the original tale of Orpheus and Eurydice, and its refreshing perspective shift to that of a . Concord Theatricals The Nasty Interesting Man lures her to his penthouse and attempts to seduce her. While the father is away at work, the lord of the underworld enters as a child riding a tricycle and attempts to seduce Eurydice, but fails. Start: Orpheus never liked words. He cannot read it. She misses a few notes. He will put a straw in his mouth while he sleeps. When people compose letters in this play they neednt actually scribble themthey can speak directly to the audience. Eurydice. My favorable attitude toward the play is betrayed by the hold it has had on my imagination since 2009. Orpheus said the mind is a slide ruler. ORPHEUS: This play is based on the classical Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. EURYDICE: Cultivate the arts of dancing and small talk. World Premiere. Monologues from shows associated with Sarah Ruhl Start: Dear Orpheus, I'm sorry.. Eurydice. ORPHEUS: And arguments that are interesting are good arguments? They start walking, arm in arm,on extensive unseen boardwalks, towards the water. bauerle97@gmail.com, 2022 Society for Classical Studies | Privacy Policy, Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl: The Power of Pretense, Outline of SCS Governance, Reports, and Official Statements, Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities (formerly Classics Everywhere), Careers for Classicists: Graduate Student Edition, Data and Reports from Professional Matters Division, List of CFPs, Society Announcements, and Other News, Recurring Programs and Publications in Classics, Handbook for Liberal Arts College Chairs and Directors of Undergraduate Classics Departments and Programs, Latin Teacher Certification Requirements (by US state), Careers for Classicists: Undergraduate Edition, Awards, Fellowships from US-based organizations, http://variety.com/2007/legit/reviews/eurydice-4-1200558476/. While she is at her wedding, getting a drink of water from a water pump, Eurydice meets The Nasty Interesting Man. 1 - The Rocky Horror Show Sarah Ruhl (1974), born in Wilmette, Illinois, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2005 and a MacArthur Foundation fellow in 2006. Show me your body, he said. Isherwood, Charles. A Nasty Interesting Man/The Lord of the Underworld. What do you DO?! . Orpheus never liked words. I have my books. % Here--clap it out. [1][2] The play next was produced at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, California, in October to November 14, 2004. New York: Theatre Communications Group Emily Grim finds the sweetness and sorrow in Eurydice, a young woman led astray by her innocence and cruelly doomed to forget the essence of her being. Ruhl selected for the Father King Lears lines to Cordelia: We two alone will sing like birds in the cage. I was working on a new philosophical system. The houses of your neighbors look dull and lacking in moonlight. ORPHEUS: The play was directed by Bijan Sheibani with the cast that featured Osi Okerafor and Ony Uhiara.[17]. I want you to be happy. Image: 2007 Second Stage Theater Production (Joan Marcus), Rhapsodically beautiful. Meanwhile, her father has decided that he wants to forget everything, and dips himself in the river again. It only means one thing.Or maybe two or three things. Auditions On May 4th: please arrive in the lobby of Nichols Hall between 6-9:30pm. To my Husbands Next Wife: Be gentle. FEMALE MONOLOGUES 1. EURYDICE: Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhl's new opera Eurydice, which premiered at LA Opera in 2020 and opens at the Met this fall, turns the classic myth on its head. -. Yes! In their version, Eurydice is not merely Orpheus's wife, a nymph whose untimely death pushes her husband to perform his most famous musical feat. %PDF-1.3 by Sarah Ruhl. Any suggestions? Your father. A full list of Sarah Ruhl's plays. Eurydice tries to reawaken her father by teaching him how to spell her name, but he is unconscious. 6th Floor Ruhl's script has been explicitly written so as to be a playground for the designer of the sets. There werestoriesabout peoples liveshow some come out welland others come out badly. In addition to the five Shakespeare titles "As You Like It," "Hamlet," "Measure for Measure," "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Coriolanus" ASC will also stage Sarah Ruhl's ethereal comedy "Eurydice," Lauren Gunderson's witty and moving recounting of the creation of the First Folio, "The Book of Will" and the holiday favorite, Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." However, he writes a wedding speech, and he gives it to a worm whom he hopes will find Eurydice. Eurydice is in love with Orpheus. I read a book today. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. She crawls on top of him and kisses his eyes. England, England, Jersey Boys (Sound) ORPHEUS: They make a quarter turn and he makes a sweeping gesture. Surely not--surely not the sky and the stars too. He drops the letter, filled with platitudes for his daughter on her wedding day, into an imaginary mail slot. Inside his head there is always something more beautiful. Thus, even the theme is the same: the fallibility of the human condition and the inability of art to triumph over the persistence of suffering and the finality of death. Lead Characters. Eurydice. Eurydice enters the underworld through an elevator, inside which it is raining. In 2009, I saw it performed at the Hippodrome State Theater in Gainesville, Florida, under the direction of Lauren Caldwell. He makes a gesture of giving the sea to Eurydice. If I were to give a speech at your wedding I would start with one or two funny jokes and then I might offer some words of advice. it. EURYDICE: I was afraid. However, unlike in the myth, both Orpheus and Eurydice are human. You have it? The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Ruhl, Sarah. 2007. Review: Eurydice, Variety, June 18, 2007. http://variety.com/2007/legit/reviews/eurydice-4-1200558476/, accessed November 17, 2017 The houses of your neighbors look dull and lacking in moonlight. After she has left, The Nasty Interesting Man sees the letter her father sent. If Ruhls aesthetic is troublesome, perhaps it is because she so effectively exposes our own underlying pretensions. A wonderful way to sample our latest publications, too! He looks at his imaginary daughter; he looks straight ahead; he acknowledges the guests at the wedding; he gets choked up; he looks at his daughter and smiles an embarrassed smile for getting choked up. Studied English literature with the intention of becoming a poet. He picks her up and throws her into the sky. EURYDICE: You would be lonely for music. Sarah Ruhl has adapted her play "Eurydice" with composer Matthew Aucoin for a Los Angeles Opera production premiering Feb. 1. The scene drove home in utter silence that hard reality: sometimes we cannot give as much as we want to give, and in these moments, even genuine gratitude is tainted by pretense: Thank you. But only one thing at a time. EURYDICE: The play closes without memory, without language. Do you still have my melody? Sarah Ruhl re-imagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Eurydice. Just: Yes. The first takes place only in the world above. Sarah Ruhl and Matthew Aucoin's "Eurydice" aims to break down this Orphean monopoly on the story and explore it from the opposing viewpoint of his dead wife. 2007. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. This is what it is to love an artist: The moon is always rising above your house. I do. EURYDICE: Dear Orpheus, Im sorry. Start planning your production with a cost estimate you can save and share with your team. both in singing and intense monologues, emphasising his role as a musician. Shut up! (Ruhl 2006, 405). He grieves until he wills his way into the Underworld and is allowed to retrieve her on one condition, which he violates. G>%rsnQBO$nHt}Qam?_@\RCUP!ovE(}{t@`lIt^6({ITm+BO,m.`wZ;NxaJTmz^+9Ks26kKZR,yP"HFq}>F}F3I^UqVj+,FE>q*H$V'|af|fu~5n!z$ 95 "Good As . Their husbands talked too much.But I wanted to talk to him about my notions. You - glow - with some kind of - thing - I can't acquire that - this - thing - sort. In the third movement, Orpheus arrives at the gates of the underworld, singing a song so powerful it makes the Stones weep. Because it makes youa larger part of the human community. Tonight, the Metropolitan Opera in New York City plays host to a new iteration: Eurydice, based on a 2003 play by Sarah Ruhl. With contemporary characters, ingenious plot twists, and breathtaking visual effects . She agrees to come with him to his apartment and get the letter. Full of dark humor, lyrical beauty, and wit, Sarah Ruhls Eurydice transforms a traditional myth into a visceral, contemporary meditation on love worth grieving for. 4 0 obj Your hair will stand on end as it plays my music and become a hair orchestra. I too fought off tears, not always successfully, although I also gagged on lines intolerably cloying. Has an innocence and a desire for adventure. I was afraid. Eurydice premiered in Los Angeles in February 2020 and at the Metropolitan Opera on November 23, 2021. I first became aware of Sarah Ruhl's work in the fall of 2006, when I saw Eurydice performed at the Yale Repertory Theater in New Haven.
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