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  • ARCHIVE
    • BAKKHAI
    • ESCAPED ALONE
    • MADE TO DANCE IN BURNING BUILDINGS
    • _____ THE WOLF
    • SALT
    • MACBETH
    • THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE
    • COME TO THE TABLE
    • MISS JULIE
    • WE'RE ALL MAD HERE
    • VENUS & ADONIS
    • HEAD . HANDS . FEET
    • ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
    • A DOLL'S HOUSE
    • PASSION PLAY
    • SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER
    • MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
    • ONE FLEA SPARE
    • WILDE TALES
    • FAR AWAY
    • THE TRIPPING POINT
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orpheus and eurydice

Shaking the Tree performed Orpheus and Eurydice~ A site specific journey play, at Portland Center Stage's JAW Festival in July 2016, in the Ellyn Bye Studio Lobby at the Armory 

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About Orpheus and Eurydice

A Processional Tragedy
The audience met in the Lobby of the Ellyn Bye Studio and followed Orpheus in procession as he attempted to rescue his love.

Background
Orpheus married the beautiful nymph Eurydice. But on their wedding day she was bitten by a poisonous snake and died. 

A Bargain at The Gates of Hell
Distraught and desperate to be reunited with his beloved Eurydice, Orpheus journeys to the Underworld to beg Persephone, the Queen to return her to him. The Queen agrees to let Eurydice return to the world of the living on one condition; Orpheus must not look back at Eurydice until they were both completely out of the Underworld or she would be lost to him once more. 

The stony steps will lead the way
As he ascends and plays his lyre, even the cold spirits of the Underworld weep. Silently they make the arduous, dark climb. 

The opening is reached
Orpheus steps out joyfully into the daylight. Then he turns to his love...

Starring:
Matthew Kerrigan as Orpheus
Rebecca Ridenour as Persephone
Katie Watkins as Eurydice

The Stone Dead Girls:
Claire Aldridge, Annabel Cantor, Stella Greenvoss, Makenna Markman, Tirza Meuljic,  Daeja Paschoal- Thiem, Lydia Petersons, Isabella Villagomez, and Celia Wood.
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Shaking the Tree Theatre is located at 823 SE Grant St.
Portland, OR 97214

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​Shaking the Tree is in a warehouse space on the NW corner of SE 9th Ave and SE Grant St. The entrance is located just off the parking lot. You are welcome to park in the lot if there is space.

Major Funding provided by

Ronni Lacroute, Jessie Jonas, Ellyn Bye, Ed Hamilton, The James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, The Regional Arts & Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland, Multnomah County, the Arts Education & Access Fund, The Collins Foundation, Oregon Cultural Trust, The Oregon Community Foundation, Prosper Portland, The Rose and David Dortort Foundation, and AGE.
  • WELCOME
  • SHOWS & EVENTS
    • SHORT FLIX
    • REFUGE
  • SUPPORT
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • WORK WITH US
  • ARCHIVE
    • BAKKHAI
    • ESCAPED ALONE
    • MADE TO DANCE IN BURNING BUILDINGS
    • _____ THE WOLF
    • SALT
    • MACBETH
    • THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE
    • COME TO THE TABLE
    • MISS JULIE
    • WE'RE ALL MAD HERE
    • VENUS & ADONIS
    • HEAD . HANDS . FEET
    • ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
    • A DOLL'S HOUSE
    • PASSION PLAY
    • SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER
    • MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
    • ONE FLEA SPARE
    • WILDE TALES
    • FAR AWAY
    • THE TRIPPING POINT