Mixed Blood Presents Bilingual Production CORAZON ETERNO

Inspired by the works of Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez (Love in the Time of Cholera), playwright Caridad Svich has created a poetic, romantic adventure of love ignited, denied, rekindled, rejected, and renewed; of love pragmatic and impossible, temporal and eternal; and ultimately of love transforming the human experience.

José Zayas directs this production, which deepens and expands Mixed Blood's decades-long dedication to bilingual theater and continues its collaboration with Obie Award-winning Svich, having previously produced her bilingual adaptation of In the Time of the Butterflies and The House of the Spirits.

Playwright Caridad Svich: "In dark times, maybe in all times, a reminder that what sustains and connects us as human beings feels urgent. In writing CORAZÓN ETERNO (ALWAYS IN MY HEART), I was thinking about how we need to keep love and light in our hearts and how to remind ourselves that we sometimes need to render ourselves foolish to become vulnerable to the rites of passage Love demands of us. This play is, in part, a valentine to what we do in the name of seeking another with whom to share a life."

Artistic Director Jack Reuler: "Since 1989 Mixed Blood has been immersed in Latino and Spanish language theatre, starting with Roberto Cossa's La Nona in the Argentine Grotesque style, using heightened family drama as a vehicle to protest totalitarianism in that country. This body of work has included visually sumptuous historical extravaganzas like The Sun Serpent, comedies by great American Latino playwrights, original satires like The True History Of Coca-Cola In Mexico, and adaptations of great works of literature. CORAZÓN ETERNO (ALWAYS IN MY HEART) marks the third bilingual Mixed Blood show penned by the remarkable Caridad Svich. It is an epic romance that celebrates the enduring power of love, the resilience of the human spirit, and the richness of multiple languages in a collision of class and culture. We at Mixed Blood are blessed to have a cast and creative team such as this."

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Friday February 3 - 7:30PM Opening

Saturday February 4 - 8:00PM*

Friday February 10 - 7:30PM

Saturday February 11 - 8:00PM

Friday February 17 - 7:30PM

Saturday February 18 - 8:00PM

Friday February 24 - 7:30PM

Saturday February 25 - 8:00PM

*Audio Described and ASL Interpreted, tactile tour starting at 7:00PM

Admission Options:

1) Through Radical Hospitality, admission is FREE on a first come/first served basis starting two hours before every show!

2) Advanced Reservations are available online or by phone for $25.

Advanced Reservations available at www.mixedblood.com or 612-338-6131

All Performances in Mixed Blood Theatre's Alan Page Auditorium

1501 S. 4th St., Minneapolis, MN 55454

Mixed Blood aspires to be the destination for people with disabilities. Patrons with disabilities are eligible for free advanced reservations and free transportation to and from the theatre. Lobby, auditorium, and restrooms are fully accessible.

Photo credit: Rich Ryan