House of Desires delivers romantic mayhem to the doorstep of brother and sister Don Pedro and Dona Ana who find themselves entangled in a comic mess: Don Pedro loves Dona Leonor who loves Don Carlos, who is fancied by Dona Ana but betrothed to Don Juan.The play is a bawdy, starry-eyed tale of confusion and mistaken identities rich with wily servants and groping suitors. House of Desires examines the idea of free will for women at a time when her worth was defined by society's strict moral code. With honor and desire at stake, will the lovers' whims lead them to happiness?
This 17th century wild romantic farce was written by one of the few female playwrights of the age, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a poet, nun and major baroque literary figure of Mexico.
Featuring:
Mark Cajigao
Amanda Cronk
Michael Daly*
Christopher Kale Jones*
Jamil Mena*
Caitlin Mulhern
Jessica Myhr
Joshua Vasquez
Gabriel Vaughan
Scenic Design: Todd Edward Ivins
Associate Scenic Design: Ken Larson
Costume Design: Erin Murphy
Lighting Design: Michael Abrams
Sound Design: Scott O'Brien
Fight Choreographer: Michael Daly
Casting Director: J. Max Sullivan
Assistant Director: Robert McMaster
Stage Manager: Joe Danbusky
Producing Director: Chance Michaels
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT -
January 6th through January 28th
Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30pm, Saturday matinees at 2:00pm.
(There are additional performances on Sunday, January 8th at 2:00pm and Monday, January 9th at 7:30pm.)
Set in Parma, Italy, 'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE tells the tale of an incestuous love between Giovanni and his sister Annabella that ends in spectacular violence. Written in 1630, this controversial story of lust, jealousy and betrayal is shockingly modern. Playwright John Ford wrestles with those enduring forces of evil which plague us today: driving teens to slaughter jeering classmates, prompting clergy to cover up scandals, and deluding politicians who justify hypocrisy as righteousness.