{"id":12777,"date":"2020-12-30T17:27:20","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T17:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12777"},"modified":"2026-05-25T08:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:09:26","slug":"the-death-of-eurydice-the-greek-myth-explored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12777","title":{"rendered":"The Death of Eurydice \u2022 The Greek Myth Explored"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12687\"><strong>Mahonri Stewart<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>(Under license from Prospero Arts and Media)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In this successful and beautiful short play that has been performed in theater festivals in Los Angeles and Switzerland, a woman find herself on a boat with a mysterious stranger. It\u2019s not long before she discovers that she\u2019s in the Underworld, struggling to find meaning and purpose in her life and death. This is also included as a segment of the full length play <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12796\"><strong>Manifest<\/strong><\/a>. A good change to pair 2 One-Acts in an evening with <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12810\">Reflection: The Trauma of Medusa.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>GENRES: Mythology, Drama<\/p>\n<p>(Artwork courtesy of Freedom Preperatory Academy)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PLAY DETAILS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>CAST SIZE: 2 (1 m, 1 f)\n<ul>\n<li>MAN<\/li>\n<li>WOMAN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>RUN TIME: 20 minutes<\/li>\n<li>SET: fluid yet stark, there is a &#8216;boat&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>COSTUMES: non-descript historical, could be Greek, could be modern<\/li>\n<li><strong>ORDER # 3314<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>REVIEWS<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201c[A] shining achievement &#8230; Retellings that bring to light new ideas in ancient stories &#8230; are some of my favorite things in the world, and Stewart pulls this off beautifully! &#8230; Not only was the writing solid and interesting, it was accompanied by standout performances by Rachel Baird (who also directed) and Adam Argyle.\u201d<\/em> \u2014<strong>Bianca Dillard<\/strong>, Utah Theatre Bloggers Association<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2028\u201cMahonri Stewart\u2019s plays never fail to inspire.\u201d<\/em> \u2014<strong>Hillary Stirling<\/strong>, A Motley Vision<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2028\u201cThis was an amazing display of Utah Theater at its finest &#8230; I left the theatre with great respect for Mahonri Stewart, a playwright who clearly knows how to tell a story that makes you think long after the curtain closes.\u201d<\/em> \u2014<strong>Rebecca Gunyan<\/strong>, Front Row Reviewers<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PERUSAL MATERIALS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A copy of the <strong>PERUSAL SCRIPT<\/strong> (in PDF format) which contains Act One of the script of the play is available:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Death-of-Eurydice-PERUSAL.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18790\" src=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Perusal-Script-300x94.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published in the volume EVENING EUCALYPTUS AND OTHER PLAYS by ZARAHEMLA BOOKS, available at AMAZON &#8212; A great way to peruse this and other plays: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Evening-Eucalyptus-Other-Enchanted-Plays\/dp\/0988323389\/\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Take a look at other short Greek Dramas from Mahonri Stewart:<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12782\"> JINN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12810\">REFLECTIONS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12772\">THE TROJAN CHILDREN<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PRODUCTION\/REHEARSAL MATERIALS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>(Any PDF purchased will be emailed to your email address &#8212; if you need to provide that to us (not the one on your PayPal account?), <a href=\"mailto:\/\/cmichaelperry53@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>email us.<\/strong><\/a> CDs will be mailed to a snail mail address. Do not purchase rehearsal materials or pay for royalties until you have performance clearance.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Script<\/strong> in PDF format\u00a0 &#8212; Order #<strong>3314a<\/strong> : <em><strong>$20.00<\/strong><\/em> (from which you will be authorized to copy for your production)<br \/>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"paypal\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"A35VGSYHJC53G\" \/><br \/>\n<input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_cart_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>First Performance Amateur\/Educational Royalty<\/strong> &#8212; Order #<strong>3314d<\/strong> : <strong>$30<\/strong><br \/>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"paypal\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"BC8BWBWF7R25Y\" \/><br \/>\n<input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_cart_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second Performance Amateur\/Educational Royalty<\/strong> &#8212; Order #<strong>3314e : $30<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"paypal\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"NUTWRBDR3G6SE\" \/><br \/>\n<input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_cart_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professional Royalties<\/strong> will be quoted upon <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?page_id=6558\"><strong>application<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Email us!\" href=\"mailto:\/\/cmichaelperry53@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>EMAIL<\/strong><\/a> us for rights and information. 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No billing shall appear in type larger or more prominent than the billing to the Authors except for the title of the play. (In a press release all type, will of course, be the same size.)<\/p>\n<p>ALSO:<\/p>\n<p>THIS NOTICE MUST APPEAR IN ALL PROGRAMS, ON ALL POSTERS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS AND INTERNET ADVERTISING\/WEBPAGES FOR THE PLAY:<br \/>\n\u201c<em>The Death of Eurydice<\/em> is presented through special arrangement with Leicester Bay Theatricals.\u00a0 All authorized materials are also supplied by LBT, www.leicesterbaytheatricals.com\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PRODUCTIONS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>American Preparatory Academy<\/strong>, West Valley City, UT, 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hollywood Fringe Festival<\/strong>, Los Angeles, CA, 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>Off Broadway Theatre<\/strong>, Salt Lake City, UT, 2012<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zion Theatre Company<\/strong>, Provo, UT, 2011<\/li>\n<li><strong>FEATS Theatre Festival (Switzerland)<\/strong>, 2011 (then titled \u201cEurydice\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a 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