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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Theatre & Performance Program in the Department of Drama and Speech Communication at the University of Waterloo would like to
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">invite you</span><span style="color:black"> to their
</span>fall<span style="color:black"> production of <b><i>Eurydice</i></b> written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by guest director, Matt White. Designers include: Kelly Wolf (Set & Props), Sharon E. Secord (Costumes), Paul Cegys (Video & Lighting) and Colin Labadie
(Sound).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Date</span></b><span style="color:black">: Wednesday,
</span>November<span style="color:black"> 1</span>6<sup><span style="color:black">th</span></sup><span style="color:black"> to Saturday,
</span>November<span style="color:black"> </span>19<sup>th</sup><span style="color:black">, 201</span>6<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Time</span></b><span style="color:black">:
</span>8<span style="color:black"> p.m</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Matinees:</b> Wednesday 16<sup>th</sup> and Thursday 17<sup>th</sup> at 12 p.m.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Running Time</span></b><span style="color:black">: 80 minutes (no intermission)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Venue</span></b><span style="color:black">: Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages Building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> 200 University Avenue West,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> Waterloo, ON<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">To bring back the dead, don’t look back. It’s the one condition the ruler of the Underworld gives to Orpheus, a gifted musician who braves Hell to find his wife, Eurydice. A simple enough demand, but all too
soon Orpheus looks back and must watch as his wife disappears forever. Her parting words: “Farewell” – and nothing else.
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Playwright Sarah Ruhl challenges this perplexing silence in
<i>Eurydice, </i>a contemporary retelling of the classic Greek myth. The twist: it is centred on Eurydice, not her husband, and her exploration of love, empowerment, and the Underworld. It is a timely story about loving – and loving oneself – juxtaposed against
the tragedy of myth, and tinged with the whimsy of raining elevators, talking stones and houses made of string.
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">“I’m not interested in another male-centric telling of this myth,” says director Matt White. “<i>Eurydice
</i>is not about the man who turns back too soon and loses his wife for a second time – it’s about Eurydice and what she is willing to sacrifice in exchange for freedom. She demands to be taken seriously as an equal; to become the Musician, rather than the
instrument played.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">This reframing of a male-dominated text could not have come at a more appropriate time. As the only Canadian university in the United Nations HeForShe’s Impact 10x10x10 initiative, the University of Waterloo
has pledged to create a gender equitable campus. Nationally, gender equity has seen major leaps forward, including the first gender-balanced cabinet in Canadian history.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Through productions like
<i>Eurydice, </i>the department aims to contribute to this ongoing national and international dialogue about female agency, empowerment, and equality.</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Check out the <a href="https://youtu.be/CYNXnZnHnug">trailer</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In order to reserve your tickets, please contact the Box office at 519-888-4908
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">or buy at the door</span><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Janelle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Janelle Rainville</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Theatre Manager / Production Manager</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Drama and Speech Communication</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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