UMD Theatre students are working on a show that brings new life to a Greek tragedy. Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice is a different perspective from the mythical story of Orpheus and Eurydice. The play follows ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel says she loves how Sarah Ruhl adapts the Greek myth for modern audiences. In Eurydice, Ruhl -- a former student of Vogel's -- mines themes of language and ...

About to ascend back to the living, Eurydice, played by Sydney Mancasola (right), calls out in fear to Orpheus, played by Elliot Madore (left), sealing her fate in BLO's production of "Eurydice." ...

The tale is old as time - boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy tries to rescue girl - rinse and repeat. With the 2019 Broadway debut of Anais Mitchell's, Hadestown, the classic Greek myth of Orpheus ...

The myth of Eurydice first appeared in Ovid's "Metamorphoses" more than 2,000 years ago. Since then, it's inspired operas, poetry and movies. It also inspired Sarah Ruhl's "Eurydice," which previews ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick The actress stars in Sarah Ruhl’s reimagining of this classic myth, with a focus on a daughter’s reunion with her beloved father after ...

The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice has been retold from oral traditions spread through the streets of Ancient Greece to the Broadway stage. From Nov. 15 to Nov. 17, the ancient legend made it to ...

As a child, Matthew A. Aucoin ’12 started off as many classical musicians do — with piano lessons. Soon, however, he realized he had the irresistible urge to create, rather than replicate, the notes ...

It’s a tale familiar from Virgil and Ovid. The beautiful Eurydice, newly married to the musician Orpheus, is killed by a snakebite. Overcome with grief, Orpheus descends to Hades to bring her back to ...