This Monday Love is the Greater Labyrinth by Sor Juana
An ONLINE Benefit Reading
LOVE IS THE GREATER LABYRINTH
AMOR ES MÁS LABERINTO
by SOR JUANA INÉS DE LA CRUZ
THIS
MONDAY NIGHT
September 27, 2021
7:30
PM EDT | LIVESTREAM PREMIERE
A new English-language translation by
Diversifying
the Classics | UCLA
Love
is the Greater Labyrinth is a madcap take on
Greek mythology by famous Mexican author Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz,
now translated into English for the first time. A swashbuckling
adventure, romantic farce, and morality tale all rolled into one, the
play follows Teseo as he goes to meet his fate in the jaws of
the monstrous Minotaur. Little does he know that his greatest test
will come when he escapes one labyrinth and heads straight into the
even more disorienting complications of love. Princesses Fedra and
Ariadna pull him in two different directions—which path will he
choose?
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Featuring
Oge Agulué, Juliana Aidén
Martinez, Cecil Baldwin, Anita
Castillo-Halvorssen, Carson Elrod,
Ryan Garbayo, Sam
Lilja, Juliana Aidén Martinez,
Ismenia Mendes, Maria-Christina
Oliveras, Tony Roach, Timothy
D. Stickney, and Chauncy Thomas.
This
benefit reading is “Pay What You Can.” All of Red Bull
Theater’s online programs are FREE. If you’re able, please
consider making a donation with your registration to support our
online activity and return to in-person programming.
This
presentation will premiere on Monday, September 27, 2021. The
recording will be available for four days only until 7:00 PM EDT
Friday, October 1, 2021. Presented in English with Spanish subtitles
available.
GET
TICKETS TO RECEIVE REMINDERS AND LINKS.
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At
the same time that England saw the flourishing of Shakespeare on the
Elizabethan and Jacobean stage and in the decades that followed,
Spanish-speaking playwrights including Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina,
Ana Caro, and Calderón de la Barca flourished on the continent and in
the New World. The Hispanic Golden Age offers
one of the most vibrant theatrical repertoires ever produced.
Red
Bull Theater is committed to expanding our repertoire by seeking out
and sharing lesser-known texts that stand the test of time. Love
is the Greater Labyrinth (Amor es más laberinto) by
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz—one of the Hispanic Golden Age’s most
accomplished female playwrights—is just such a play.
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OTHER
SERIES EVENTS
All the events are free, but donations are suggested
and appreciated.
Online Reading
AMOR
ES MÁS LABERINTO
Available through October 27, 2021
Sor Juana’s play presented in its original Spanish by Repertorio
Español, directed by Leyma López. English
subtitles available. WATCH
NOW
Online Discussion
DIVERSIFYING
THE CLASSICS
THIS THURSDAY, September 23, 2021 | 7:30 PM
EDT
An interactive discussion about the Diversifying
the Classics project and its mission to promote
Hispanic classical theater in translation and performance with
scholars Barbara Fuchs, Laura Muñoz, and Marta Albalá Pelegrín. GET
DETAILS
Bull Session
LOVE
IS THE GREATER LABYRINTH / AMOR ES MÁS LABERINTO
NEXT THURSDAY, September 30, 2021 | 7:30
PM EDT
An interactive discussion about the play and its history and themes
with directors Melia Bensussen and Leyma López; scholars Barbara
Fuchs, Rhonda Sharrah, and Aina Soley; and members of the companies. GET
DETAILS
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We
wish to express our gratitude to the Performers’ Unions: ACTORS’
EQUITY ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS, AMERICAN GUILD
OF VARIETY ARTISTS, and SAG-AFTRA through Theatre Authority, Inc. for
their cooperation in permitting the Artists to appear on these
programs.
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