‘Eurydice’

UIC Theatre production directed by Luigi Salerni, UIC professor of theatre.

Orpheus braves the underworld to rescue his bride, Eurydice, who has died on their wedding day. But is she ready to leave her father, Hades? MacArthur fellow Sarah Ruhl tells her version of the Greek myth of doomed lovers from the woman’s point of view.

About the director: Luigi Salerni has directed in theatres throughout the United States, Europe and Africa, including Chicago’s Wisdom Bridge Theatre, Focus Theatre in Dublin, the Denver Theatre Center, Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.