Post by deanna on Feb 29, 2012 16:56:13 GMT -7
UNM Department of Theatre and Dance and SCRAP (the student theatre organization)
Present
Eurydice
by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Matthew McVey Lee
AndElectricidad
by Luis Alfaro
Directed by Rachel Leos
What: The UNM Department of Theatre and Dance and SCRAP Productions present
Eurydice and Electricidad, two modern retellings of classic Greek tales.
When: Eurydice March 1, 2, 3, 15 and 17 at 7:30pm and March 4 at 2pm
Electricidad March 8, 9, 10, and 16 at 7:30pm and March 11 and 18 at 2pm
Where: UNM’s Experimental Theatre, Center for the Arts, UNM Campus
Tickets: Ticket prices are $12 general admission, $10 Faculty and Seniors, $8 UNM Staff and All Students. Tickets at the UNM Ticket Offices, Call 925-5858, or online at www.unmtickets.com
UNM’s Department of Theatre and Dance and the UNM student theatre organization, SCRAP Productions present, Eurydice, by Sarah Ruhl and Electricidad, by Luis Alfaro running in repertory in the Experimental Theatre from March 1st-March 18th. Directors Rachel Leos and Matthew McVey Lee lead two remarkable casts in these modern retellings of classic stories by two of the most compelling playwrights in contemporary theatre.
In Eurydice Sarah Ruhl re-imagines the tragic tale of Orpheus and Eurydice. Eurydice who likes books and ideas falls in love with the talented musician Orpheus but on their wedding day Eurydice, tricked by the Nasty Interesting Man, ends up dead. By mistake Eurydice is met by her father as she enters the Underworld. A devastated Orpheus tries to find a way to see his lost love once more. Letters move easily between the dead and living and a pesky Lord of the Underworld gets in everybody’s way. Sarah Ruhl’s unique vision and beautiful language support an incredible story about death, love, memory, loss, and the struggle to balance them all.
Luis Alfaro transforms Sophocles' Elektra into a passionate, powerful tale of the revenge cycle in gang culture. Electricidad mourns the murder of her father, an East L.A. gang king-pin, and vows revenge. In her determination, she pulls her brother, Orestes - a young man who managed to leave "the life" - back to commit the most tragic of crimes. At once violent and vibrant, Electricidad taps into the beauty, color and ruthlessness of this abandoned desert barrio. A sassy Abuela serves to add insight to the “old world” of the cholo, while Ifigenia, the sister who returns to the barrio as a nun, shows what cholos have the potential to become. It’s a struggle to find what it means to be a proud Chola when the world around you is a prison. “Y, mija—cuidate. It’s hard to keep your balance on the edge of a knife.” --Abuela
Present
Eurydice
by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Matthew McVey Lee
AndElectricidad
by Luis Alfaro
Directed by Rachel Leos
What: The UNM Department of Theatre and Dance and SCRAP Productions present
Eurydice and Electricidad, two modern retellings of classic Greek tales.
When: Eurydice March 1, 2, 3, 15 and 17 at 7:30pm and March 4 at 2pm
Electricidad March 8, 9, 10, and 16 at 7:30pm and March 11 and 18 at 2pm
Where: UNM’s Experimental Theatre, Center for the Arts, UNM Campus
Tickets: Ticket prices are $12 general admission, $10 Faculty and Seniors, $8 UNM Staff and All Students. Tickets at the UNM Ticket Offices, Call 925-5858, or online at www.unmtickets.com
UNM’s Department of Theatre and Dance and the UNM student theatre organization, SCRAP Productions present, Eurydice, by Sarah Ruhl and Electricidad, by Luis Alfaro running in repertory in the Experimental Theatre from March 1st-March 18th. Directors Rachel Leos and Matthew McVey Lee lead two remarkable casts in these modern retellings of classic stories by two of the most compelling playwrights in contemporary theatre.
In Eurydice Sarah Ruhl re-imagines the tragic tale of Orpheus and Eurydice. Eurydice who likes books and ideas falls in love with the talented musician Orpheus but on their wedding day Eurydice, tricked by the Nasty Interesting Man, ends up dead. By mistake Eurydice is met by her father as she enters the Underworld. A devastated Orpheus tries to find a way to see his lost love once more. Letters move easily between the dead and living and a pesky Lord of the Underworld gets in everybody’s way. Sarah Ruhl’s unique vision and beautiful language support an incredible story about death, love, memory, loss, and the struggle to balance them all.
Luis Alfaro transforms Sophocles' Elektra into a passionate, powerful tale of the revenge cycle in gang culture. Electricidad mourns the murder of her father, an East L.A. gang king-pin, and vows revenge. In her determination, she pulls her brother, Orestes - a young man who managed to leave "the life" - back to commit the most tragic of crimes. At once violent and vibrant, Electricidad taps into the beauty, color and ruthlessness of this abandoned desert barrio. A sassy Abuela serves to add insight to the “old world” of the cholo, while Ifigenia, the sister who returns to the barrio as a nun, shows what cholos have the potential to become. It’s a struggle to find what it means to be a proud Chola when the world around you is a prison. “Y, mija—cuidate. It’s hard to keep your balance on the edge of a knife.” --Abuela