Playwright Serge Ernandez, 1949 – 2023, was born in Algeria in the midst of the war of independence and the exodus of one million people. He taught literature in France after his studies of political sciences and French literature at Toulouse University. As a young man, Serge worked extensively with Salvador Dali as a model and a muse initiating spontaneous happenings and physical performances. Between 1975 and 1977, Serge toured with The Living Theatre as a theatre-artist through Europe and the United States. He participated in The Living Theatre’s creation of The Legacy of Cain and performed also in The Money Tower and Seven Meditations on Political Sadomasochism . He practiced Traditional Chinese Medicine for several decades in the US. His life experiences have led Serge to write tragic comedies which deconstruct mythological archetypes and utilize them as intellectual markers that invite the audience to reexamine their preconceptions about their roles in society. His production of Kane and Habil at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (January 2013) was called “brilliant and relevant” by New York Theatre Wire who went on to say that the play “forces its audience to look in the face at familial animosity and racial tension” Serge's play Dave and Golly had its world premiere in Norway in February 2023. In 2017, this play as well as the two one-acts Binoculars and The Neighbors Next Door , which deal with children's experience of violence, were performed as workshop productions at Saint Marks Church, New York City. His most recent play Arise Eurydice! is a modern multi-media spin on the myth of Orpheus that explores the tale from the viewpoint of transgender activist-lawyer Eurydice as a means of examining the relationships between gender roles, the cult of fame and the struggle for political change. Arise Eurydice! was presented as a workshop reading by The Faux-Real Theatre Company at Bassett’s Salon (January 2019).