Cupid and Psyche ~ A New Play in Blank Verse: The Bad Quarto Limited Edition

Aphrodite, the goddess of Love, becomes incensed to discover that all men have left her to worship Psyche, a young mortal who disdains love. She determines to kill her rival, and sets her son, Cupid, to the task...except that he, too, becomes infatuated. However, when Passion is unbound, he proves monstrous, as Psyche quickly learns when she rejects her invisible suitor’s advances. To prevent the “Beast” from terrorizing her own family, who are now afraid to show affection to one another, Psyche takes Cupid as her husband to “rid the world of Love.” But when Passion is married to the Soul, even a Beast can change…

Like a DVD you can read...The Bad Quarto Limited Edition includes not only the "playwright's cut" of "Cupid and Psyche," but also behind the scenes glimpses into writing and rehearsing, a brief primer on writing in verse, deleted scenes, and the answer to the burning question: Why is finger paint important to the modern Renaissance?