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La vida es sueño

(Pedro Calderón de La Barca's "Life is a Dream")

By Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Directed by René Buch


Production Design: Robert Federico
Production Manager: Fernando Then
Sound Design: Jimmy Tanaka
Presented in Spanish with live simultaneous translation via headsets
Lenght: 2 hours
Photos: Michael Palma
General Audiences

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Segismundo, a prince, is imprisoned after his horoscope revealed that he will bring disaster to the country. After almost a lifetime in prison, Segismundo is released to reign over the country, however, he turns rebellious and committs rape and murder. He is then drugged, re-imprisoned and told that the previous events were a dream, which brings him to question what parts of his life are reality and which are a dream. The play, Calderón’s most famous work, is considered an allegory about the human situation and the mystery of life.

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"The beautiful design by Robert Weber Federico includes large panels of mirror shards that provide alternate shattered perspectives on the stage action, accompanied by consistently stunning and dynamic lighting design. Directed by René Buch with care and specificity, the production's tone is consistent, dramatic, and fantastical." (full text)

—nytheatre.com
"We don’t see much of this centerpiece of Spain’s Golden Age, written around 1637 by Pedro Calderón de La Barca; two years ago South Coast Rep premiered Nilo Cruz’s lush translation; but here Repertorio Español performs it in its glorious, original Spanish. " (full text)

—LA Weekly
"A revered but somewhat unwieldy classic of Spanish drama comes vividly to life in Repertorio Español's production of La Vida Es Sueño (Life Is a Dream)." (full text)

—Backstage

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