Calderon de la Barca News

Playwrights' Arena, in association with Greenway Arts Alliance at Greenway Court Theatre, presents the World Premiere of PAINTING IN RED by Luis Alfaro, opening Saturday, October 18, 2014. Directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera, the production will star Elisa Bocanegra, Cristina Frias, Joe Hernandez-Kolski, Justin Huen, Jayme Lake, West Liang and Rodney To.

SPAIN arts & culture and The Shakespeare Theatre Company present a staged reading of Life is a Dream (La vida es sueño) by Pedro Calderon de la Barca, newly translated by Helen Edmundson. In this special presentation at the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain, the philosophical masterpiece comes to life in a one-night-only staged reading by some of Washington's finest actors.

Destinies clash, honor is betrayed and a battle for power may bring down the realm in Pedro Calderon de la Barca's mystical masterpiece, Life is a Dream, presented by the Deep Dish Theater Company today, May 9-31. Directed by Marc Williams, the play will conclude the company's thirteenth season at University Mall.

Destinies clash, honor is betrayed and a battle for power may bring down the realm in Pedro Calderon de la Barca's mystical masterpiece, Life is a Dream, presented by the Deep Dish Theater Company May 9-31. Directed by Marc Williams, the play will conclude the company's thirteenth season at University Mall.

The Lark Play Development Center in collaboration with Mexico's National Fund for Culture and Arts (FONCA) is pleased to announce the 2013 Mexico/ U.S. Playwright Exchange Program. For the eighth year the Lark will host playwrights from Mexico and pair them with bilingual U.S. playwrights, actors, and directors for a ten day cultural exploration that establishes ongoing channels of communication between artists in both countries.

The Lark Play Development Center in collaboration with Mexico's National Fund for Culture and Arts (FONCA) is pleased to announce the 2013 Mexico/ U.S. Playwright Exchange Program. For the eighth year the Lark will host playwrights from Mexico and pair them with bilingual U.S. playwrights, actors, and directors for a ten day cultural exploration that establishes ongoing channels of communication between artists in both countries.

Love Quotes Library, a website that offers visitors an unrivaled array of relationship quotes, is pleased to reveal its recent launch. To celebrate its unveiling, the website has added a brand new set of love quotes to its collection.

Deep Dish Theater has announced its 13th Season, opening August 23, 2013.

La Compañia Nacional de Teatro clasico acerca por primera vez al publico familiar, de la mano de la compañia Uroc Teatro, uno de los textos del gran dramaturgo del siglo XVII, Calderon de la Barca. El genero musical ha sido el escogido para desgranar los entresijos del auto sacramental mas importante del autor, 'El gran teatro del mundo', y adaptar a un formato familiar la reflexion que el texto propone al imaginar el mundo como un gran escenario y sus ciudadanos como personajes dentro del mismo. El Teatro Pavon de Madrid acogera la produccion 'El otro gran teatro del mundo' a partir del 21 de diciembre y hasta el 6 de enero.

In 1975, Main Street Theater began with a dream of bringing quality theatre to Houston audiences. Whether we are actually existing or living in our imaginings, one thing is certain: Main Street Theatre has fulfilled its reverie for 37 years, and is continuing to do so with the opening of the first production of their 38th season-the Regional Premiere of Nilo Cruz's adaptation and translation of Pedro Calderon de la Barca's LIFE IS A DREAM.

Main Street Theater's production of Pedro Calderon de la Barca's LIFE IS A DREAM, translated by Nilo Cruz, began previews on Saturday, September 15, 2012. Following their first preview, I had a chance to sit down with Crystal O'Brien, who plays Estrella, and her husband Justin O'Brien, who plays Astolfo. On a lovely almost Fall-like Sunday morning, we met at the exquisite Prego on Amherst. Over a charming brunch we discussed LIFE IS A DREAM, acting together, what else they're up to this season, and successful relationships.

What is life? What is this world? What is real, and what is only illusion? Pedro Calderon de la Barca's sweeping play LIFE IS A DREAM explores these questions that resonate in our souls. With previews tonight, September 15, 16, and 19, Life Is a Dream opens September 20 and runs through October 21 at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd.

A Festival of Fools theatre company is pleased to announce the world premiere of an original, full-length verse play: 'The Zeal of the Zealot: Being the Tale in Which Impostor Finds His Faith," written by artistic director Timothy Bungeroth.

A Festival of Fools theatre company is pleased to announce the world premiere of an original, full-length verse play: 'The Zeal of the Zealot: Being the Tale in Which Impostor Finds His Faith," written by artistic director Timothy Bungeroth.

What is life? What is this world? What is real, and what is only illusion? Pedro Calderon de la Barca's sweeping play LIFE IS A DREAM explores these questions that resonate in our souls. With previews September 15, 16, and 19, Life Is a Dream opens September 20 and runs through October 21 at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd.

The Building Stage, now in its 7th year creating original works of theater, wraps up its four-show season with its original adaptation of Pedro Calderon de la Barca's LIFE IS A DREAM, performing Friday and Saturday nights tonight, May 18 - June 30 at The Building Stage, 412 N. Carpenter Street in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood.

The Building Stage, now in its 7th year creating original works of theater, wraps up its four-show season with its original adaptation of Pedro Calderon de la Barca's LIFE IS A DREAM, performing Friday and Saturday nights May 18 - June 30 at The Building Stage, 412 N. Carpenter Street in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood.