EROS and PSYCHE
Directed by Lisa Sturz
Script by Tom Jacobsen
Music by Michael Eagan
Choreography by Young-ae
Puppets by Lisa Sturz
This production was created in 1986 through the UCLA theatre department with a cast of 60 puppets, 17 puppeteers, and a five piece orchestra. It is the story of Psyche (soul), a young girl who grows through many struggles to find wholeness. It comes from a time in ancient Greece when the cultural emphasis was moving towards humanism. Psyche is the first mortal to see a God face to face and survive. She marries EROS, the God of love and gives birth to JOY.

PERSEPHONE, the Goddess of the Underworld who was captured by Hades as a young maid. (painted neoprene cast with foam and fabric body. approx 4'0")

APOLLO, the Sun God (painted neoprene cast
with foam and fabric body. Approx. 5'0")

These rod puppets represent the MUSES who acted as a
Greek chorus predicting, obseving, and commenting on the action.
(painted neoprene casts with foam and fabric bodies. Approx. 40")