Federico Garcia Lorca News

For the first time on the West Coast, audiences will have the opportunity to see Ainadamar fully staged in its acclaimed revised version. Long Beach Opera (LBO) presents Argentine composer Oswaldo Golijov and librettist David Henry Hwang's powerful Grammy Award-winning opera on May 20 and May 26, 2012 at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach, CA. Based on the life of famous writer Federico Garcia Lorca and his murder by Fascists during the Spanish Civil War, Ainadamar celebrates Lorca's fight for artistic, political and personal freedom.

Barrel of Monkeys (BOM) honors the students that have inspired hundreds of sketches and songs over the past school year with an evening of all new work at the annual 'Celebration of Authors' on Tuesday, June 5 at 7 p.m. at Adventure Stage Chicago, 1012 N. Noble St. The performance is free and open to the public, however seating is limited and reservations are required by calling Barrel of Monkeys at 312-409-1954.

The premiere of MEMORIAS de POETAS, by Alejandro Paker will include singing, poetry, music and dance in tribute to Federico Garcia Lorca y Miguel Hernandez, tomorrow, April 29 at 17.00hs.

Which came first, the music or the libretto? On Saturday, May 5, 2012, 4:00PM, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Andreas Mitisek, Artistic and General Director of Long Beach Opera, will interview Tony award-winning author David Henry Hwang about his libretto for Ainadamar, the opera by Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov based on the life of Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca and his murder by Fascists during the Spanish Civil War.

Playwrights' Arena, described as 'the only theater dedicated to discovering, nurturing and producing original works written exclusively by Los Angeles playwrights,' and the Latino Theater Company at the Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC) in association with PAE Live! is presenting the World Premiere of MICHAEL PREMSRIRAT'S The Girl Most Likely To, opening Friday, April 20 through Sunday, May 13, 2012.

Tyrannical and imperious, Bernarda Alba rules her five daughters with an iron-fisted vehemence in Actors Bridge Ensemble and Belmont University Theatre's presentation of Federico Garcia Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba, which marks the return to the stage of Vali Forrister, Actors Bridge producing artistic director, after a far too long six-year absence.

First up is Gina D'Arco, one of Belmont University's most gifted actors, who tonight opens in Actors Bridge Ensemble's staging of Federico Garcia Lorca's The House of Bernard Alba (the professional company's annual collaborative production with Belmont University's Department of Theatre and Dance), directed by Jessika Malone, who helmed last year's critically acclaimed and award-winning production of Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl.

Jessika Malone, artistic associate at ABE, directs the cast of Emily Mann's adaptation of Lorca's work which has been described as 'a cross between Downton Abbey and The Bachelor with an added splash of Mommie Dearest.' Opening, Friday, February 17, and running through February 26, The House of Bernarda Alba plays Belmont University's Troutt Theatre at 2100 Belmont Boulevard. General admission tickets are $18, with tickets for seniors at $12.

Arouet has announced the May 2012 production of THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA (La Casa de Bernarda Alba) by Federico García Lorca, adapted in English by Emily Mann.

We've been very lucky with the mildest winter I can remember since I moved to the DC area in 1985. And in February the list of theatre productions gracing our local stages are diverse and offer an endless amount of possibilities. So while the snow is on vacation why not visit your Nation's Capital and take in some of these shows. Here's my list of what I am looking forward to seeing and links to other productions playing in February. Buy some tickets and support your local theatres.

Tanya Saracho's El Nogalar means The Pecan Orchard in English, so its similarity to Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard rings a bell even before one sees the play. There are differences between the two, of course. Saracho has taken out most of Chekhov's male characters and leaves but one: Lopez (Justin Huen) - Lopakhin in Cherry Orchard - the grandson of servants who has risen to sudden power and wealth through Mexico's drug cartel. It's not the Russian aristocratic middle class who have lost out to the rising lower class as in Chekhov, where the bank forecloses on the Ranevsky estate, but the Mexican drug dynasty that has contaminated all Mexican citizens, allowing the poor to usurp control and money - Saracho calls it new money, Facebook money. Now in a splendidly directed and acted production at the Fountain Theatre, this West Coast premiere sizzles with earthy passion and sensuality.

MARVELL REP, which presented an impressive inaugural New York season in 2011, has announced its 2012 repertory season devoted to provocative and incendiary plays that have been burned, banned and caused riots.

AENY-El Puente, Spanish Artists in New York, presents WEARING LORCA'S BOWTIE at The Duke on 42nd Street, a NEW 42ND STREET® project.

BroadwayWorld.com is excited to share a new weekly series developed by the Theatre Communications Group! This week playwright Nilo Cuz shares pivotal moments in his theatre career and why the arts matter to him!

PAMAR (Pan American Musical Art Research, Inc.), the New York based organization founded and directed by Polly Ferman, announces the 6th Annual LATIN AMERICAN CULTURAL WEEK, November 10-17, in venues all around town.

Needless Alley Productions in collaboration with the King's Head Theatre presents The Shoemaker's Wonderful Wife By Federico Garcia Lorca with an EXTENDED RUN 16-23 November

HERO Theatre presents a benefit reading of 'Another Part of the House' on Monday November 7, 2011, 7:30PM at the New Ohio Theatre, 154 Christopher Street, New York City, the second in the company's reading series.

London 2012 today launched the programme for the London 2012 Festival, a spectacular 12-week nationwide celebration bringing together leading artists from across the world with the very best from the UK, opening on Midsummer's Day 21 June and running until 9 September 2012.

Hartford Stage Company continues its commitment to developing the next generation of great plays and playwrights by presenting the 13th annual Brand:NEW Fall Festival of New Work November 3 - 6.

HERO Theatre presents a benefit reading of 'Another Part of the House' on Monday November 7, 2011, 7:30PM at the New Ohio Theatre, 154 Christopher Street, New York City, the second in the company's reading series.