Doña Ana: Teya Juarez
Celia: Taylor Molt
Doña Leonor: Emma Drennan
Don Carlos: Joshua Peters
Castaño: Paul Goraczko
Don Pedro: Sheldon Shaw
Don Rodrigo: Margo Weishar
Hernando: Brandon Hunter Smith
Don Juan: Tomas Torres
HOUSE OF DESIRES CREATIVE TEAM:
Director: James Ijames
Dramaturg: Alison Hyde Pascale
Stage Manager: Brendan T. Cochran
Set Designer: Thom Weaver
Costume Designer: Asaki Kuruma
Sound Designer: Jordan McCree
Lighting Designer: Jerry Forsyth
House of Desires
November 10th - November 20th, 2022
Wildcard Wednesday (VU Community Only): Nov. 9th
Opening Night: Nov. 10th | Speaker's Series: Nov. 13
All performances 8pm except Sunday 2pm
Written by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz | translated by Catherine Boyle
Directed by James Ijames
In this tantalizing comedy of intrigue, Don Pedro pines for Doña Leonor who is in love with Don Carlos, who is desired by Doña Ana, who is pursued by Don Juan. This 17th-century romantic farce is a wild tale of confusion and mistaken identities complete with wily servants and witless nobles. Written by one of the few female playwrights of the Spanish Golden Age - a poet, nun and major Mexican literary figure - House of Desires offers intrigue and insight in equal measure.
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