BERNARDA ALBA AND HER HOUSE Opening in Chicago

LORCA IN AMERICA, a project by Robert Eric Shoemaker and POETRY IS, presents the world premiere of BERNARDA ALBA AND HER HOUSE, from the play by Federico García Lorca opens Saturday, December 5, 3:00 pm at Redtwist Theatre.

Lorca's masterpiece in this new translation and adaptation runs from December 5 thru January 3 at Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL 60660.

Performances are Saturdays at 3:00pm, and Sundays, Tuesdays, & Wednesdays at 7:30pm.

There is no performance Saturday, Dec 26

There is a performance on Monday, Dec 14, at 7:30pm

The production closes on Sun, Jan 3

Press Opening is Saturday, December 5 at 3:00 pm.

For tickets, please visit www.poetryis.org or call 270-577-7782

For more information, please visit www.lorcainamerica.com

BERNARDA ALBA AND HER HOUSE tells about the secrets we keep from those closest to us- and about those closest to us. Bernadette Talbot-White, matriarch of her household in the depths of Louisiana, is losing her domineering grip on her daughters. The eldest, Augustina, recently inherited a fortune and has become a target; Marguerite is the only one mourning her father; Millie just doesn't know what to think; Martha is a well of venom, jealous of everyone; and Adelaide wants things covered up, the way they used to be. When a single man comes into the midst of these women, even fireworks won't stop the coming tide- that has to come!

Federico García Lorca's final and most poignant play is translated anew by Robert Eric Shoemaker, a Lorca aficionado whose undergraduate thesis spawned this translation. Shoemaker continues his work on Lorca texts through the project funding this production of BERNARDA ALBA- "Lorca in America", a DCASE Individual Artist Program Grant Recipient. This project promotes the translation and translocation of Lorca's work to American latitudes; in BERNARDA ALBA, the bayous of Louisiana.

Integrating movement and music, BERNARDA ALBA AND HER HOUSE interprets the work of Lorca as poetical and unique, with elements of Surrealism, Naturalism, and Flamenco weaving together. Shoemaker's unique staging in Louisiana recreates the localism of Lorca's work in the environs of America, closer to the audience- just as the actors are closer, close enough to grab on and never let go.

Shoemaker's previous works, including PLATH/HUGHES and WAR OF THE WORLDS have been praised for their originality and specificity, as well as their precise execution. BERNARDA ALBA AND HER HOUSE features the work of opera and theatre artists Sara Stern (as the title character) and Lauren Miller (as her counterpart, Cindy), as well as a host of up-and-coming actors and designers. BERNARDA ALBA will be accented by the original music of Przemeslaw Bosak, composer of Strawdog's ONE THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA.