Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl CA Sawer Frescw Acrise E & SAMUEL # FRENCHny Poa, Matigag Dees i year ty, {aren We sod moeman a by Haren Hoyer the age ae vex earn Senter seston oe fe urrcepenicre onSpemtet 2,206 he Ye Ree The ‘he rom ws areced yLs Wen and one ereopehy btn Carta meme cag by Sco By coe Sea eg ett ging pny Ral Cha al od eg Be Few int Bie fue damatng sl fare nme ie owns, op Prt URYDICE opened o une 18, 207 Second Sage Thea. The ee thcton mo rected y Ls Wer and ered coreopapy yee ‘ghang en br Rel Chaps um denn Bo Poor ums stone (os Haring connie Jongh ars cuaracrens ARS hg n/c te dt SETTING ah ghee te, ‘The tons ng pcs hough her rence tb When pope camper We he ther net anathsebe ‘he la sho be prone hot on nergy,FIRST MOVEMENT. Scene 1 A young mas = Orpheus — fonda young woman ~ Evry They wear summing out from he 1930, Orpheus mabe. cep tre with his em, inc. sng the sy, FURYDICE. Al thse birds? He neds, -EURYDICE. For me? Thank you. ‘They make a quarter rm and he makes a serping “He mobs a gtr of ging the se to Eunice BURYDICE. And =the sea! Now? Orpheus opens his han Orpen noi EURYDICE. Won They his. He indicates hy. INDICE. Surely not ~ sey Ao the sky and dhe star to, Orpheus na EURYDICE. Ths very generous Orphen EURYDICE. Perhaps too generoun? rps hobs is hen EURNDICE. Thank ou,She ra om tof im and ise hi ee [EURYDICE. What are you thinking about? ORPHEUS, Music URYDICE. How can you think about music? You either hear i or you don’. SORPHUS, nearing i -FURYDICE. Oh, (Pause) Tread a book today onrimUs, Did you? BURYDICE. Yes. fe wa very interesting, Omri, Tha’ good. EURYDICE. Don't you wan to know what it was about? ‘onPaUS. Ofcourse. -FUNYDICE. There were ~ stories ~ about people's hes ~how some come out well~ and others come out bad CORPHELUS. Do yo ove the book? BURNDICE Yes—1 think so, ‘onpenes. Why FURUDICE. It can be interesting to se ifother people ~like dead people who wrote books = agree or digre ‘what you think. ORPHELS. Wy? SUNGDICE, Because it makes you —a lager part of the hhutan community I had very interesting engunen (ORFHEUS. Oh, And arguments that are interesting are ood arguments? FURYDICE. Well yes, ‘ORPHEUS.I didn’t know an argument should be interest: ‘ng. thought ic should be right or wrong. FURYDICE. Wel, these parscalar arguments were very imeresing, ‘ORPHEUS. Maybe you should makeup your own thoughts Instead of reading them ins book. LAODICE. Ido. Ido think up my own though: ORFHEUSI know you do. Love how you love books. Don't bbe mad Peuse ORTHHEUS.1 made up a song for yu toda BURYDICE. Did you!> (ORPHEUS. Yup. 1 no inoesingoF no eretng jus EURYDICE. Wil you sing efor me? ORPHEUS. chs oo many part, EURYDICE. Let's goin the water They start wading, arm in arm, om steve wnsen bore, wards the wate: ORPHEEUS Wat ~ remember tis melody Hehums aber of no FURNDICE. I'm bad at remembering meledien, Why don't ou remember i “ORPHELS. have leven other ones in my ead, making for 23 toa of wee You have ie EUMYDICE Yes, I inks, ORTIRUS. Let's hear i. Sie sing the malay ‘She mises fou nts. She mothe ert singe inthe word (ORFHAELS.Preuy good. The rhythm a ile off, Hete-— lap it ost. She clap. He clps the righnie segue for bc ‘She tres tein Shotts EURYDICE. Is that right? OnPHELS. We'l practice.-FURYDICE. I don't need to know about hythin. Ihave my books ‘OnPHEUS. Don’t books have rhythm? UNYDICE Kind of, Let's goin the water ORPHEUS. Wit you remember my melody under the yater? EURYDICE. Yes! 1 WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR MELODY? It wil be imprinted on my heat lke vax. ‘ORPHEEUS. Thank you. FURYDICE. You're welcome. When are you going to ply me the whole song? ‘ORPHEUS. When I ge eve instruments [FURYDICE. Where are you going to get ewe instruments? ‘ORTHEEUS. I'm going to make each stand of your hair imo an instrament. Your hai wil stand on end ast plays Imy music and become a hair orchestra Ie wil fy you ‘op ini de diy EURYDICE. I don't know if [want tobe an instrument. ‘ORPHEEUS. Why? "BURYDICE. Won't fll down when the song end? (ORPLEUS. That's tue. Bu the elouds willbe so moxed by ‘your music that they will up with water ul they ‘become heavy and you'll it on one and fall gently down to earth, How abou tha? FURYDICE. Otay The gece ech ether ‘OnPINES. I's seed then URYDICE. Wate? ‘ORPHEUS. Your har wil be my orchestra and ~ Tove you BURYDICE. | love you too. ORPHELS How will you remember? EURYDIGE. That I ove you? ‘ORPHEUS.Ves. EURYDICE. That's ea can't lpi ORPHEUS. You never know I'd beter te a st {your Finger to remind yu, og around -EURYDICE. Is there string a he ocean? ‘ORPHEUS. I always have string. In cae I come upon a broken instrument “He aes out a ring rom his pt He tas here hand Heap ring dette around be fourth ge: ORPHEUS. Ie this to tight? [BURYDICE. No = it fine. ORPHEUS, There ~ now youl remember, {EURYDICE. That's avery particular finger. ORPHEUS. Yes. -FURYDICE.You'te aware of that? ‘OnrEEUS. Yes, EURNDICE How avare? ‘OnPHEUS. Very ate, FURYDICE. Orpheus are we? ‘ORPHEEUS You tel me. URYDICE. Yes, ahink so, ‘ORPHEUS. You think so? FURYDICE I wos thinking. Timean ~Yes, jist Yes. CORPUS. es? FURYDICE. Yes, ORDERS. Vest umybice Yes! ORPHEUS. May our les be fll of music Music He picks hr up and throws her inde he FURYDICE, Maybe you could aso get me another ring =a Bold one ~ 1o put over the string one. You kaon? np ater makes ou happy Do yous ave myBURYDICE. I ight here. ‘She pints ther temple, Thay lak at each ater A slece -FURYDICE. What are you thinking abou? OOnPHEEUS. Masi Her fc fal COnPHEEUS. Just kidding. I was th [BUNYDIEE. Les go inthe water. race you! ‘he pte er subing go ‘ORPUELS Trace sol [PURYDICE. I'l race youl ‘ORPHEUS I'l race Jul [URYDICE. I'l race you! They race towards the water ing about you. And | Scene 2 The Fate dese ina grey st, ras fom ete FATHER. Dear Eunice, ‘A ewer fr you on your wedding day. There is no choice of any importance in ie but the Choosing of a beloved. I haten't met Orpheus, seems like a serious young man. Tunderand (Phe fate tisk ob, dear) C1 were to give a speech at your wedding I would sare. with one or tro fanny jokes and then T inght offer some words of aie. I woul sa CGsate the art of dancing and sal tlk Everything in moderation (Court the companionship and respect of dogs. Grilling fab or oasting bread without burning re quires singleness of purpose vigilance and semioes satching Keep quiet about polis, bu vote forthe sgh man Take cae o change the light bbs Contnie to give youre to ethers because that's the ukimate satisfaction in ie =o lose, accep: honor ane help others, As for me, this is what i's ike being dead the atmo- Sphere smells. And there are strange high pitchet oites~ like a tea ketle always boiling vee, Bu it ocsn’ seem to bother anyone. And, for the mos Part, there fsa pleasant atmosphere and you ean work and socialize, much lke at home, m wording in tne business world and it seem tha, her. you exe betes See the far reaching consequences of your aeons, Also am one of the few dead people who sll emem= bers how to read and write: Thasa secret anyone Fis oa, they might ip nein the River gain,Isrte you leter I don’t know how to get them 10 Lave, Your father He drope the tetera though nt mail falcon the ound. Wing msi Inthe underwerthe fate alsin straight nea though he walking hs daghter dun thecttle eis affetinats, thon sewn, then glad, then solemn then aed, then elem, He loks at hie imaginary daughter; he looks stright ‘heal he acknowl: th gue a the wedding he {8 coke ups he oaks ats daughter and sso fenbarrasied Sle forging choke up. He tas straight aed, cat Herel Sudden he checks swatch Scene 3 ure, by wate The nis of «part, fo fara FURYDIGE.I hate pares, ‘And a welng pare isthe biggest party ofall All the guest arived and Orpheus is aking a shower He's always taking a shower when the guests arive 99 he doesnt have greet them, “Then have to greet them, A wedding is for daughters and fathers. The moth eral dressup ying to look lke young women, Buc 4 wedding bi fora father and a daughter They stop ‘being marvied to each other on that dy 1 always thought there would be mare i people a my wedding, ‘Se dries wate fom the we pnp The Nasty Intensting Man, wearing tench coa, appears and ses Exryee cupping her has ful of teresting MAN. Are youa homeless person? ‘MAN Oh. I'm on my way toa pary where there ae reall ‘ery interesting people. Would yo like to join mes EURYDICE. No. Lut left my own par MAN. You were ging a party and you juste "FURYDICE. I as thir. MAS. You must be avery interesting person, to leave your ‘own pat ike tha. FURYDICE. Thankyou, MAN. You musi’t care a all what other people think of you. Talvays say that's a mark ofa veal person, don't you? FURDICE I gues MAX, So wold you ike v9 accompany ane to this interest Inga? ereating