"My father died of cancer when I was 20, and I was very close with him. Much of the play was inspired by the attempt to have more conversations with him. Now, the grief in this play belongs to other people—those who read or embody the play."

-Sarah Ruhl

Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice at UC Santa Cruz

The tragic love story of Orpheus and Eurydice takes on a new and contemporary feel in this beautiful and haunting version of Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice. With characters, audiences will be familiar with and a few new faces, director Noah Lucé takes you to a world that is achingly familiar while still taking a new path with incredibly innovative storytelling. With a cast filled with UCSC talent and a creative team that has transformed the theater into the land of the living and the dead, this show you will not want to miss.