Nylon Fusion Collective presents Lope De Vega's Fuente Ovejuna at the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center through July 3rd. This is the company's second major production since it was founded in New York in 2007. The production also marks the first time Adrian Mitchell's translation has been produced since 1986, and the first production in the US.
Written in the early1600s by
Lope De Vega, who is often referred to as the "Spanish Shakespeare," the play is based upon an actual historical incident that took place in the village of Fuente Obejuna in Castile, Spain in 1476. In the beginning of Fuente Ovejuna a group of young men and women engage in a philosophical debate about whether love exists, and whether all human behavior is, at its core, based in self-interest, or "self-love." The conclusion of the play finds the entire town united in an act of collective revolt. Will they be able to make the ultimate sacrifice for their fellow villagers?
Andy Goldberg, having previously directed the Collective's 2009 summer production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, returns as director of Fuente Ovejuna. Goldberg has extensive theatre credits including Bomb-itty of Errors, and is a teaching member of
Manhattan Theatre Club. In addition to several new faces in the production, many of the company members return from last year's Midsummer, including the two co-founders of the Collective, Ivette Dumeng and
Elliot Joseph. "This play has never seemed more relevant then it does today. All over the world, people are struggling to maintain hope and dignity in the face of oppressive political regimes. This story of a town brutalized to the point of revolt and the consequences of those actions stands as an example to oppressed people everywhere" says Goldberg.
Nylon Fusion Collective also celebrates a successful spring fundraiser in support of our 2010 season, which was hosted by Academy Award winning filmmaker
Paul Haggis (Crash, Million Dollar Baby) and featured a jazz performance by special guests
Wynton Marsalis and
Ted Nash.
Tickets to FUENTE OVEJUNA will go on sale at SMARTTIX.COM (our exclusive ticketing agent) starting May 10th 2010! Previews begin June 17th at 8PM- Opening night June 19th at 7PM.
NyLon Fusion Collective is a New York and London based Theatre Company dedicated to inspiring the community and its collective of artists through the exploration of classical and contemporary works and seeking to shed new light on the artistic process.
