{"id":11630,"date":"2015-02-16T09:35:01","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T14:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quantumnew.esu.edu\/insider\/?p=11630"},"modified":"2016-06-14T13:35:05","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T17:35:05","slug":"esu-to-present-eurydice-february-24-march-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/esu-to-present-eurydice-february-24-march-1\/","title":{"rendered":"ESU to Present Eurydice, February 24 – March 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sitting on the stage of the Smith-McFarland Theatre of East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania\u2019s Fine and Performing Arts Center, six students, who make up the cast of Eurydice<\/em>, spoke of their struggles and successes as they prepare for the play, which will debut on February 24.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis play has been one of the most exhausting, most rewarding experiences I\u2019ve ever had,\u201d Rebecca Roeber, a junior majoring in theatre from East Stroudsburg, Pa., who plays Loud Stone, said with tears running down her face. \u201cThe kind of support you feel working with a cast like this on a show like this one is indescribable. Director Susan O\u2019 Hearn, professor of theatre, chose this play because while she was reading it she saw the \u201cthe magic that comes from an ordinary story.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis play shows that love and loss live side by side and nothing lasts forever,\u201d she said. \u201cI hope the audience appreciates and understands these characters and what makes them so relatable.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the student actors accepted the challenge of their characters, they all admitted their emotions were trigged by the story line of the play.<\/p>\n

In Eurydice, playwright Sarah Ruhl, winner of a MacArthur Fellowship, follows the title character in her journey through the underworld where she reunites with her deceased father and struggles to remember Orpheus, her lost love.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen people see the show, they will see the meaning of life,\u201d said Luis Feliciano, a sophomore majoring in theatre from Philadelphia, Pa., who plays Big Stone.<\/p>\n

The play has a strong focus on living and dying, remembering and forgetting\u2014 something that human beings sometimes struggle with, according to O\u2019Hearn.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really reminded me to appreciate all the relationships I have and love everyone in my life a little harder,\u201d Ayuana Rosario, a freshman theatre major from Hersey, Pa., who plays Little Stone, said.<\/p>\n

Katie Reardon, a junior majoring in English from Rockaway, N.J., who plays Eurydice, echoed Rosario\u2019s thoughts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis show is magical- it\u2019s inspired me as a performer and person,\u201d she said. \u201cI hope everyone who sees this shows feels inspired to love every person they meet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jamil Joseph, a junior majoring in theatre from Bushkill, Pa., who plays Orpheus, hopes a lot of people will see this \u201cheartfelt, therapeutic play.<\/p>\n

Curtain time for the production is 8 p.m. February 24-28 and 2 p.m., March 1. All performances are in the Smith-McFarland Theatre of the university\u2019s Fine and Performing Arts Center, Normal and Marguerite streets, East Stroudsburg.<\/p>\n

General admission for the production is $12; $10 for senior citizens and faculty and staff with ID; $7 for students with ID; and $5 for youth. The production is suitable for ages 12 and above.<\/p>\n

Tickets may be purchased in advance online with a credit card at esu.edu\/theatretickets<\/a>. Remaining seats will be available at the box office beginning one hour before the performance. Only cash and checks are accepted at the box office.<\/p>\n

Yoshinori Tanokura, associate professor of theatre, designed the sets and costumes for the production. Guest designer Aaron Porter created the lighting for the piece.<\/p>\n

For box office reservations or more information about the production, please email esuarts@esu.edu<\/a> or call 570-422-3483, x4.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope everyone can experience the power of this show,\u201d said Andrew Scoggin, who plays Eurydice\u2019s father and is a freshman majoring in theatre from Ottsville, Pa. \u201cI hope it will affect them like it affected all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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