EURYDICE at Clayton Community Theatre

Clayton Community Theatre (CCT) presents Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice,” directed by Jessa Knust, for a two-week run, February 7-17, 2019. Performance times: Thursday – Saturday at 8 pm; Sundays at 2 pm, at Washington University South Campus Theatre, 6501 Clayton Rd, Clayton MO 63117. Tickets available by email at tickets@placeseveryone.org, by phone at 314-721-9228 or at the theater prior to performance.

This “weird and wonderful” (New York Times) retelling of the Greek myth about the musician Orpheus and his wife Eurydice ruminates on love, loss, and the power of memory. “Eurydice” is one of the few retellings of the classic myth told from the heroine’s perspective. It considers her untimely death and descent to the Underworld, what she finds there, and her difficult decision of whether or not to return to Earth with Orpheus. “Eurydice” was nominated for Drama League and Drama Desk awards in 2008.