Trivia / Eurydice

• Deleted Role: Originally, the play had two more characters, Eurydice's grandmother and the mother of the lord of the underworld, who were both played by the same actress and represented the bliss of complete forgetfulness. Critics felt their roles were confusing and didn't support the text, so future editions cut the roles.
• Reality Subtext: Sarah Ruhl wrote the play as a way to deal with the death of her own father, and a lot of Eurydice's interactions with him and longing to stay in the Underworld were based on her own grief.

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