COCA Heats Up Like Hades for The Orange Girls' Presentation of Eurydice

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How different would the story of Christmas night be if you heard it from Mrs.Claus' point of view? Or say the tale of Moby Dick if it were told from the whale's perspective? There are always at least two sides to a story but often we only hear one person's side. The Orange Girls are bringing the perspective missing from the ancient, mythological tale of Orpheus and Eurydice to the stage in their performance of Eurydice.

Using modern characters and sharp wit, Eurydice is what the Orange Girls are calling an "upside-down damsel-in-distress story," about lovelorn Orpheus' travel to Hades to rescue Eurydice. The play, written by surfacing playwright and 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl, shows Eurydice's view of her death by snake-bite, her trip to the underworld and her subsequent "rescue" by Orpheus. Tomorrow night will be the St. Louis premiere of Eurydice following the play's extended run at New York's Second Stage Theater where the New York Times called it, "Rhapsodically beautiful," and following a number of college theater runs including the Yale and Berkley Rep.

What: The Orange Girls present Eurydice
When: Opening night February 16, running through March 15 ~ Performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday night at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm
Where: The Blackbox Theater at COCA (524 Trinity Ave)

Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for students/seniors. Bring a personal care item to be donated on Saturdays and get $5 off your ticket price, and on Sundays you can reserve free babysitting services for kids ages 1-12 by calling 314-520-9557.

The St. Louis production of Eurydice stars Orange Girls co-founder and Kevin Kline Award winner Michelle Hand in the title role, and is directed by local playwright and the Shakespeare Festival's Creative Director, Dawn McAndrews. You can purchase tickets and learn more about the Orange Girls by visiting their website, or by calling 314-520-9557.