Open Circle Theater is pleased to present Jean Cocteau's Orpheus, Directed by Chris Mayse, running January 21 thru February 12.

Cocteau's surreal beat era masterpiece returns to the stage in this dreamlike production.

Orpheus is the world's greatest living poet.  When death claims his wife he must journey into the world of the dead to reclaim her, but at a price.  Death falls in love, time is transcended and the veil between the worlds is torn asunder.

*Running late nights after Orpheus in February, from the genius of Matt Fontaine, Spade Cooley's Nightmare  (click here for link).

WHAT:  Jean Cocteau's ORPHEUS

WHEN:  running Thu. Thru Sat., January 21 thru February 12 at 8pm.

There are two special Sunday pay-what-you-will performances January 30 and February 6 at 2pm.

HOW MUCH:  Tickets are $12.

All Thursdays of the run are two-for-one students, with valid ID.

WHERE:  Open Circle Theater, 429 Boren Ave. N. (at Republican St.)

For reservations call (206) 382-4250

WHO:           Jeremy Catterton - Orpheus

                   Jeffrey Gilbert   -   Heurtebise

                   Samara Lerman  -  Eurydice

                   Andy Justus     -     Cegestius

                   Beth Perterson   -   Princess / Death

Ensemble:     Aaron Allshouse,  Kathryn Kelly,  Kate  Kraay,  Emily Kusak, Aiyana Smith,  Derek Smith

Director:      Chris Mayse

Crew:          Larry Ryan - Stage Manager;  Tim Long - Technical Director/Lighting Designer;  Roza Skenderova - Asst. Stage Manager;  Roxanne Ray - Dramaturg;  Colleen Gillion - Costume Design; Linda Hanford - Props;  Aaron Allshouse & John McKeena - Video Production;  Lisa SanPhillippo - PR/Marketing

REVIEWS:

Seattle Magazine, Editor's Picks, January 2005

"Chris Mayse's masterful interpretation of David Mamet's EDMOND at Open Circle Theater last spring left us eager to see what the local director would take on next.  Enter ORPHEUS.  Originally a film written and directed by French surrealist Jean Cocteau, ORPHEUS is an avant-garde love story about a poet, Orphe'e, who has a literal fling with Death, princess of the underworld.  And while we're willing to bet that Mayse's direction of ORPHEUS for the Open Circle Theater will retain the film's haunting, dreamlike elements, we're also banking on the fact that he'll throw in a few curveballs of his own."