The University Theatre presents Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca, adapted by Lillian Groag and directed by Norma Saldivar at Hemsley Theatre.
Passions run high in this visceral and brooding tragedy.
Set in the Spanish countryside, Blood Wedding chronicles a tragic couple as they navigate social mores, economic hardship, and generational expectations, ultimately facing insurmountable odds in their desire to live and love.
Performance dates: 11/13,14,19,20,21, and 12/2,3,4,5 at 7:30 pm and 11/22 at 2 pm. Pre-performance lecture: 11/19 at 6:30 pm in the Mitchell Theatre lobby with guest speaker is Professor Katarzyna Beilin (Department of Spanish and Portuguese). Tickets available at the box office online.
Beilin specializes in contemporary Spanish literature, film, and culture.
She is an author of three books: Conversaciones literarias con novelistas contemporaneos, Tamesis 2004, Meteory (a novel), Agawa, 2005 and Del infierno al cuerpo: la otredad en la narrativa y cine espanol contemporaneo.