...And we've left the realism station, folks. Wave bye-bye to naturalistic conventions for a bit.
We begin this unit with a play both classical and postmodern. It's classical because it retells the story of Orpheus and Eurydice (you can familiarize yourself with the basics here). The play is postmodern, however, in that it is more a riff on the story than a faithful retelling. In a similar way that Howard Barker uses a Biblical tale to get at certain present-day themes in Judith, Ruhl is using the myth to create a reflection on love, loss, and relationships.
For this blog post, I want you to imagine that you're part of a team charged with making the publicity poster for this play. Someone else is handling the graphic design elements. Your job is to come up with a signature quote--some brief phrase or line from the play that captures the entire mood/character of the piece. (The quote could even be--though this isn't a requirement--the germ of a Unifying Principle.)
The challenge: your publicity team is working several months before rehearsals for the show begin. You aren't 100% sure just what this director will do with the play, what "take" the director will use as the core (UP) of the production.
Your job, then: come up with at least two very different but equally viable quotes from this play, each of which could encapsulate or suggest a distinctive "take" on a production. The rest of your team will create a poster design based on each of your quotes. The director will choose which one best suits her vision.
For each quote you choose, explain where the quote comes from, why you chose it, and what a production based on that quote would be like. (If you wish, you may also speculate on what kind of imagery the poster for the quote might include.)
Contact me and/or Jenny if you have questions or concerns.
Best,
JF
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