| February 27-March 22 (Previews onFeb. 25 & 26) |
EURYDICE by Sarah Ruhl. "EXHILARATING!! A luminous retelling of the Orpheus myth, lush and limpid as a dream where both author and audience swim in the magical, sometimes menacing, and always thrilling flow of the unconscious." -The New Yorker. |
| Sunday, March 1 | The Geography Of The Greek Underworld: A Classical talk with Prof. Mary Ann Eaverly of the University of Florida Classics department. Join us for a discussion of the Greek Underworld with a focus on the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. This event follows the 2:00 matinee of EURYDICE at the Hippodrome Theatre. This talk is free and open to the public. |
| Sunday, March 8 | Talkback with the cast of EURYDICE following the 2:00 matinee of the play at the Hippodrome Theatre. This talk is free and open to the public, but is sure to be enhanced after experiencing the play. |
| Sunday, March 15 | Making Silence Speak: Lessons from Eurydice - a featured talk with Associate Professor Victoria E. Pagan of the University of Florida Classics department. What happens when a character -a woman- who is traditionally depicted as silent, is finally given a voice, a chance to tell her story from her perspective? Is her voice still constrained? Is there such a thing as freedom of speech, or are we bound by what we can and cannot say, even about ourselves? This event follows the 2:00 matinee of EURYDICE at the Hippodrome Theatre. This talk is free and open to the public. |
| Tuesday, March 17 | The Geography Of The Greek Underworld: A Classical talk with Prof. Mary Ann Eaverly of the University of Florida Classics department. Join us for a discussion of the Greek Underworld with a focus on the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. 7:00 p.m. Storyhour Room, 1st Floor of the Alachua County Library District Headquarters. |
| Tuesday, March 24 | Orfeo Negro film. Join us for a screening of the 1959 Brazilian film Black Orpheus. The movie is part of the 2009 One Community, One Story events on the Orpheus & Eurydice myth. This film is in Portuguese with English subtitles, and is intended for adults. 6:30 p.m. Storyhour Room, 1st Floor of the Alachua County Library District Headquarters. |