CURRENT PRODUCTION
expanding the canon
A series of virtual readings that go way beyond Shakespeare
Join us as we dig into a series of classical plays and adaptations written by queer, indigenous, female, non-binary, Black, Latinx, or non-western playwrights. The readings will be in-person, open to the public, and held in non-traditional theatre spaces to facilitate conversation between the artists and the audience.
HOUSE OF DESIRES
Written by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Directed by Esteban Marlmolejo-Suarez
with a new adaptation of Los Empeños de una Casa
from Esteban Marmolejo-Suarez & Alex Berrios
Two women are in love with the same man. Two men are in love with the same women. Now, lock them all in a single house and see what happens! Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the famed Mexican poet and nun, sets out to write a Spanish Golden Age farce, with amazing success. Leaning into every convention the genre holds (including not one, but TWO lights-out scenes!), Sor Juana both embraces and gently parodies the genre. Love, jealousy, and ego collide with coincidence, elaborate schemes, and drag to create an utterly ridiculous and endlessly entertaining night at the theatre.
This staged reading will be presented at Big Bear Cafe's upstairs bar.
Join us for food, drink, and an evening of theatre.
FEATURING
Gabby Wolfe, Robert Pike, Melanie Terrazas, Cristina Casais, Luisa Romero,
Chino Aguilar, Anthony De Souza, & Zack Almquist
FEBRUARY 24
Doors open at 6pm for drinks and food
Show starts at 7pm
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