APPLETON, WIS. — A poetic tale of love, passion and betrayal in Spain’s tumultuous 1920s is retold in four performances of Lawrence University’s production of “Blood Wedding,” a tragedy by Spanish playwright Federico Garcia Lorca.
The play will be performed Feb. 21-23 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. in Cloak Theatre of the Lawrence Music-Drama Center, 420 E. College Ave., Appleton. Tickets, at $10 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens, are available at the Lawrence University Box Office, 920-832-6749.
Rich with symbolism, “Blood Wedding” weaves together music, dance and storytelling to reveal a marriage ceremony filled with jealousy and romance. Set in rural Andalusia just before the Spanish Civil War, the play examines themes of individualism vs. society, a woman’s role in society and death.
Lawrence’s production is only the second time the play will be performed using the new translation by Caridad Svich, an award-winning Latina playwright and translator whose works have been staged throughout the United States and abroad.
“Blood Wedding,” directed by Annette Thornton, postdoctoral fellow in theatre arts, is the second of three productions in the theatre department’s celebration of Spanish playwrights during the 2007-08 season.
