A Study In Love, Loss

Fort Smith Little Theatre presents ‘Eurydice’

Director Summer Robinson says the Fort Smith Little Theatre’s production of Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice” is “a show for everyone.”

“I can guarantee you will be moved,” says Robinson. After seeing it performed at a Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, she said, “I felt that everyone would be inspired by the beautiful story, no matter what’s going on in their lives or the world today.”

The play opened Off-Broadway in 2008 and won multiple awards, including a Drama Desk Award. Ruhl’s retelling of the love story between Eurydice and Orpheus takes some liberties with the traditional myth and is a moody rumination on love, loss and memory.

“When I first saw ‘Eurydice’ performed, I was drawn to this incredible story of wonder and fantasy,” says Robinson. “This show has all the aspects we love the most about theater — it’s filled with love, laughter, passion, drama and loss. [It] begins with the beautiful love story of our heroine Eurydice and her eternal love Orpheus. Before tragedy strikes on their wedding day, we get a glimpse that the love between Eurydice and Orpheus can move mountains. After arriving in the underworld, Eurydice meets her father, who teaches her to remember her life and her husband. The play then explores the beautiful relationship between a father and daughter and how even in death, you’ll do anything to see your child happy.”