The adobe theatre company [sic] presents the latest example of its loopy, storybook form of theatre, when Jeremy Dobrish's Orpheus and Eurydice opens at the Ohio Theatre in downtown Manhattan Oct. 19. Previews began on Oct. 11.

In the Greek myth, Orpheus journeys down to Hades to rescue his wife, Eurydice, by charming Pluto and Persephone with his lyre. But Dobrish's Orpheus has no lyre. He has an electric guitar, plus groupies and a rock band called In Your Thrace.

Dobrish, who also directs, is the artistic director of the adobe, which has presented such whimsical works as Duet!, Poona the Fuckdog, Down the Drain and Notions in Motions. The latter, an adaptation of Pirandello, was penned by Dobrish.

In the cast are Andrew Elvis Miller, Kathryn Langwell, Jeremy Brisiel, Arthur Aulisl, Erin Quinn Purcell (star and co-author of Duet!), Jennifer Ward, Vin Knight and Adam Smith.

Tickets are $12. The Ohio is located at 66 Wooster Street. For more information, call (212) 279-4200. --By Robert Simonson