The Adrienne Arsht Center and the University of Miami present
The House of Bernarda Alba
October 13-30, 2011
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the death of Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca, the University of Miami department of Theatre Arts and the Adrienne Arsht Center will produce Lorca’s masterpiece THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA, featuring a new translation by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz and Karin Coonrod, recipient of Encore’s Outstanding Director Award. THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA is a devastatingly powerful story of a domineering woman obsessed with maintaining the honor of her family’s name against the forces of brutal small-town society. The play explores Bernarda’s iron-fisted oppression of her five daughters, transforming their rural home into a powder keg of tension, jealousy and fear. UM’s Ring Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director, Henry Fonte directs.
As part of a new multi-faceted collaboration between University of Miami and the Adrienne Arsht Center, UM’s talented student actors will be cast and employed in the roles of Alba’s five daughters. Also, students majoring in technical theater and design will work side-by-side with the Adrienne Arsht Center’s production team—helping to create a professional set, costumes and lighting design and assisting the production manager and other key production staff members. Key adult roles – Bernarda Alba and La Poncia – will be performed by professional actors working and living in South Florida.
Visit www.arshtcenter.org for more information.