“ [The Trip’s productions] are unique, often antic, with elements of testosterone-fueled adolescence. But [they] are imaginative and risk-taking, and they’re hellbent on expanding the boundaries of theater…” – Pat Launer, San Diego Times
“The Trip, a fledgling company with artistic ties to UC San Diego’s esteemed theater and dance department, has made its mark here with immersive, boundary-testing work. And Orpheus & Eurydice, its latest piece, brims with ideas and energy.” – James Hebert, San Diego Union Tribune
“surprising and funny.” – Jeff Smith, San Diego Reader
Nominated for Best New Play by the San Diego Theater Critics Circle
San Diego theater company THE TRIP, proudly brings their newly acclaimed cinematic stage adaptation to New York City. ORPHEUS & EURYDICE written and directed by Tom Dugdale (Humana Festival; Contemporary American Theater Festival; Hungarian Theater of Cluj; Princess Grace Award Winner), will play five performances at Theaterlab NYC (357 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018). Performances are Thursday, July 16th at 8pm; Friday, July 17th at 8pm; Saturday, July 18th at 8pm; Sunday, July 19th at 3pm; and Monday, July 20th at 8pm. Tickets are $18.00 and available at www.theaterlabnyc.com.
Press cordially invited to all performances.
Through a blend of online content, live performance, and film, THE TRIP adapts the Orpheus & Eurydice myth in two parts. The lovers’ relationship unfolds through a series of videos intended to be viewed before the performance (watch the videos here: http://www.thetriptheater.net/orpheus-videos.html). They fall more and more in love until unable to bear the distance any longer, they finally agree to meet in the flesh–actually, to get married. The wedding and the rest of their story is then staged as a live performance.
Featuring Joshua Brody (The Distance from Here – Almeida Theatre, UK; Our Town – La Jolla Playhouse, Without Walls Festival), Miranda Dainard, Tom Dugdale (The Marriage of Figaro; Macbeth – The Trip), Paul Marino (Popeye & Cloudy – Performed on the NY Subway, featured in NY Times; Utopia TM: Where All is True – Shakespeare in the Park, Berlin), Joey Odom, and Jenni Putney* (Venus in Fur – Philadelphia Theatre Company & George Street Playhouse; A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Portland Center Stage).
With costume design by Desiree Hatfield-Buckley, lighting design by Maruti Evans, and sound design by Nick Drashner. Online videos by Tom Dugdale and production video by Karen Janssen.
Orpheus & Eurydice performance schedule:
Thursday, July 16th at 8pm
Friday, July 17th at 8pm
Saturday, July 18th at 8pm
Sunday, July 19th at 3pm
Monday, July 20th at 8pm
Tickets are $18 and are available online at http://www.theaterlabnyc.com or by calling 866-811-4111. Tickets are also available to purchase a half hour before each performance. Theaterlab NYC is located at 357 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018.
Direct link tickets: http://www.theaterlabnyc.com/events/the-trip-orpheus-eurydice/
The Trip Website: www.thetriptheater.net
*Appearing Courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association. Equity Approved Showcase.