Another Opening Another Show

Today is the last showing of Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice presented by Sarah Ruhl.
It's been a great run so far. The first night Brad Dell, one of the director's from Iowa State's theatre program came and reviewed our performance. One of his comments was that he wished that he could have sat in on production meetings and see the whole process that led up to the performances, because every aspect is just so fluid. The set, lighting, props, sound, and acting each are amazing but together the show as a whole takes the audience on an emotional journey.

Since my job as Dramaturge has been completed, I have been working on the front of house crew as a part of audience services. It's kind of neat being out with the audience. I get to see their reactions after the show. Some people have told me- Good show! That was intense. Wonderful! Interesting. as they left the theatre.

The play revolves around the relationship of a father and daughter. My family came to the show yesterday and I was excited to see my dad's reaction to the show. I was hoping that he would bawl like a baby. If he can cry during war movies, he can sure as heck cry at something as emotional as this play. He didn't. My mom did. My brother said that he was bored, but then again he's an angsty teenage boy who thinks that he's a stud. My dad overanalyzed the play and thought that the play was about how the Greeks thought about death. As it's stated in the program, this play is only based on a Greek myth. My mom, on the other hand, was caught up in the emotions the characters were feeling.