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 January 16
-February 1 2009
Megan Wells, creator of HELENs TROY returns again to the EverGreen Theatre Ensemble at the Naperville Woman's Club with another epic story experience. ARROW OF LOVE, is Megans retelling of the classic Roman myth of Eros and Psyche. This ancient oral tale, appearing in many forms in many cultures, was first penned by Roman poet Apuleius. Daughter of a king, the beautiful mortal Psyche, is swept away by Eros the God of Love. Losing him she must brave four impossible tasks set by Venus the Goddess of Beauty. In these marvelous tasks, Psyche learns that her beauty must be equal to her wit, courage, insight and patience. Megan imagines the tale from a contemporary psychological point of view. On her own search for the secrets of love, Megan falls into the land of myth, following Psyche and the Gods as they illuminate the deep journey of the soul on the path of love.
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cast |
| storyteller |
Megan Wells |
| ensemble |
Cindy Blaszak, Connor Boron, Robert Cramer, Laura Leonardo Ownby, Claire Shunk |
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production staff |
| stage manager |
Cindy Blaszak |
| mask maker |
David Knezz |
| sound designer |
Jeff Teppema |
“A compelling story steeped in eroticism…breathtaking illusions…gorgeously enhanced by a silent trio of masked “mythmakers.”
Catey Sullivan, Pioneer Press
“An evocative eloquent tale. Her artistry draws us into this sweeping story and its timeless lesson on the true nature of love.”
Jenn Goddu, Chicago Reader
About Megan Wells
Megan Wells illuminates story with a charismatic and loving presence. Her telling is wise, passionate and rich in scholarship. She combines the worlds of theater, writing and storytelling. Megan’s Chicago directing credits include: A Ruffian on the Stair, The Assignment, In the Wake of the Welded, Seventy Scenes from Halloween, and Good for which she was honored with a Joseph Jefferson award for excellence as a director. Playwright/directing credits include The Cenci, an original adaptation of a Percy Bysshe Shelley poem, The Yellow Wallpaper from the novella by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and A Letter to Maria from Thomas Jefferson’s private letters. Acting credits include: Mary in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Estelle in No Exit, the Muse in Artoud at Rodet, Jo in A Few Good Men, and Olivia in Twelth Night. Hired to write and perform scripts for a communications company Megan worked in the business industry for ten years experiencing first hand how the right words, in the right way could initiate deep change. In 1990, Megan attended the National Storytelling Festival and encountered the art of Storytelling. Megan began “telling” her own words, thriving on the immediacy and intimacy of the teller/audience relationship. Venues include the Art Institute, Chicago Symphony, WBEZ and festivals, libraries, schools and museums throughout the United States. In collaboration with songwriter Amy Lowe, Megan created Fire in Boomtown, a story/musical about the Chicago Fire which won the 1999 Ed Press Distinguished Achievement Award as well as a Parent’s Choice Gold. For Chicago a cappella, Megan wrote and performed T he Nordic Wolf, a re-telling of the Firebird myth. Song of DuPage, a history of DuPage County, was written and performed with the Glen Ellyn’s Children’s Chorus. Helen’s Troy, a re-telling of the Trojan War was produced at the Oak Park Festival Theater, The Island Theater in Seattle and will be running at Midway Majestic in Chicago for their 2005 season. Megan’s website is: meganwells.com |
