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Tuesday, May 23, 2017 to Sunday, June 4, 2017
Price: 
Regular - $20 (door), $18 (advance) UW/Senior/Student - $14 (Door), $12 (advance)
Performance Showtimes: 
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - 7:30pm
Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 7:30pm
Friday, May 26, 2017 - 7:30pm
Saturday, May 27, 2017 - 7:30pm
Sunday, May 28, 2017 - 2:00pm
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 - 7:30pm
Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 7:30pm
Friday, June 2, 2017 - 7:30pm
Saturday, June 3, 2017 - 7:30pm
Sunday, June 4, 2017 - 2:00pm

Written by José Rivera
Directed by Jane Jones

Believing his infant son, Segismundo, to be cursed, King Basilio banishes him to the tower for life. When the prince is finally released at age 25 to claim his birthright, it becomes clear that his solitary upbringing has turned him into a monster. In a script that teeters between the absurd and the sublime, Rivera deftly weaves Calderón’s grand poetic riffs with deliciously jagged contemporary humor, pulling this classic story of a distrustful, incompetent ruler into the present day. 

This production of Rivera’s highly accessible adaptation, directed by Book-It Repertory Theatre co-Artistic Director Jane Jones, is a rare opportunity to engage with one of the most important—yet least produced—plays in the canon of classical theatre. Expect swords.

Previews: Tuesday May 23 & Thursday May 25 @ 7:30 PM
Opening Night: Friday May 26 @ 7:30
Performance Dates: 
Sat, May 27 @ 7:30pm
Sun, May 28 @ 2:00pm
Wed, May 31 @ 7:30pm
Thu, June 1 @ 7:30pm
Fri, June 2 @ 7:30pm
Sat, June 3 @ 7:30pm
Sun, June 4 @ 2:00pm +  pre-show lobby talk with Carlos Salazar, PhD student, Drama

See show program

NOTE: This production contains stylized violence and implied sexual violence.

Artists

Cast: 
Basilio Andre Brown
Clarin Taylor Jones
Clotaldo Allen Miller
Rosaura Bridget McKevitt
Estrella Bria Henderson
Segismundo Adrian Tafesh
Astolfo Peter Sakowicz
Ensemble Mattie Cardinale
Ensemble Alana Chesire
Ensemble Anais Gralpois
Ensemble Kyle D. Ochs
Ensemble Austin Payne
Creative Team: 
Director Jane Jones
Scenic Designer Alex Winterle
Costume Designer Fawn Bartlett
Lighting Designer  Ranleigh Starling
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