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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

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?

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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.

 


 

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

 


 

The Hispanic Golden Age Classics series is supported by the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain.

 

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.