Orpheus and Erica

by Gluck / Gordon-Stewart
with poetry by Gregory Orr
ASL translation by Willy Conley

Orpheus and Erica

Complete Translation

Prologue

Phoenix
Lines 8A - 8K
The Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice

Act 1 Scene 1

Orson and Erica
Lines 29 - 99
The Proposal

Poem: When I First Saw Her
(Mirror)

Orson
Act 1 Scene 1
Lines 102 - 114

Act 1 Scene 3

Orson, Erica, and Phoenix
Lines 206 - 240
The Medical Trial

Poem: In My Dream

Orson
Act 1 Scene 3
Lines 245 - 260

Act 1 Scene 4b

Orson and Erica
Lines 317 - 403
"I don't want to be kept alive."

Poem: Once the Two of Us
(Waterfall)

Orson
Act 1 Scene 4B
Lines 385 - 402

Act 2 Scene 1

Orson, Erica, and Phoenix
Lines 426 - 447
IVF Instructions

Act 2 Scene 4

Orson
Lines 513 - 537
Orson and the Doctors

Poem: Before We Lay Together
(Heart)

Orson
Act 2 Scene 4
Lines 539 - 564

Poem: What Am I Going to Do Without Her

Orson
Act 2 Scene 5
Lines 617 - 634

Poem: With My Words
(Tear)

Orson
Act 2 Scene 6
Lines 685 - 704

Poem: When I Was Alive

Erica
Act 2 Scene 6
Lines 708 - 672