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Greek myth Eurydice comes to life at Bishop Noll November 18-20

Information provided by Bishop Noll Institute

HAMMOND, Ind. (November 3, 2022) – The Bishop Noll Institute Drama Club will present a moving and modern retelling of a classic Greek myth as this year’s fall play. Written by Sarah Ruhl, Eurydice retells the tragic love story of Orpheus and Eurydice.

Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. on November 18, 3:00 p.m. Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 20. All shows are in the Bishop Noll Auditorium, 1519 Hoffman St. in Hammond. Audiences should enter through Door C.

Tickets, on sale now, cost $10 if purchased in advance online. They will cost $12 at the door. Click here for tickets.

Starring

The show stars junior Iris Romero as Eurydice and senior Brian Barragan as Orpheus. Junior Emiliano Soto and senior Jackson Montgomery also star.

Romero has appeared in several past productions including, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, She Kills Monsters, and Xanadu. and is a member of the speech team and National Honor Society.

Barragan makes his stage debut in this production. Outside of theater, he is a part of the guitar club, chess club and the speech team.

Soto makes his acting debut with this production, though he is no stranger to the fine arts department at Noll. He is a member of the band, choir and art club. He is also a member of the chess club, biology club and Science Olympiad team.

Montgomery was part of several past Noll theater productions including The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, She Kills Monsters, and Xanadu. At school, Montgomery serves as a Student Ambassador, helping the admissions department promote Bishop Noll to prospective students. He is a member of the Black Student Union, plays varsity baseball and is captain of the bowling team.

The cast also includes Taylor Adams, Amy Ledeza, Ayanna Wash, Keira Quinlan, Hailey Wojtaszek, Painalli Patino, Aranza Ramos, Jara Zamora, and Annica Thomas.

Bishop Noll is located at 1519 Hoffman Street in Hammond, Indiana.

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Bishop Noll Institute has been providing students a college preparatory experience grounded in Catholic values since 1921. Based in Hammond, Indiana, the high school serves families throughout northwest Indiana and northeast Illinois.