March 6, 2020, Friday - Sueño opens at The Lab (thru March 22)

Times: See event link for show dates/times

Location: The Lab Theater, 700 N 1st Street

Sueño   March 6-22

Pangea World Theater is pleased to present Sueño (Dream), a witty and enchanting contemporary adaptation of a masterwork from the Spanish Golden Age. Sueño is Obie Award-winning playwright José Rivera's translation and adaptation of Pedro Calderón de la Barca's classic Life Is a Dream, on stage at The Lab Theater from March 6-22.

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The morality play, performed in English, is written in sharp contemporary language but nevertheless explores the eternal questions posed by Calderón: What are humans—angels or animals? What is honor? What is freedom? If life is a dream, who is dreaming us?

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Sueño follows the life of young Prince Segismundo, heir to the Spanish throne, who is imprisoned at birth when astrologers predict his reign as king will result in the country's ruin. The brilliant, passionate prince is raised in isolation. His only companions are the nobleman Clotaldo and a god whose very existence he questions. When his father King Basilio finds his own life ending without a legitimate heir, he releases Segismundo and places him on the throne. But what will Segismundo do if all he’s ever known are his prison walls? Will he be able to distinguish between reality and dreams?

Leslie Ishii makes her directorial debut at Pangea with Sueño and brings together a notable cast featuring Fernando Collado as Segismundo; Pedro R. Bayón as Basillio, King of Spain, Ankita Ashrit (Rosaura), Ernest Briggs (Clotaldo), Katia Cardenas (Estrella), Adlyn Carreras (Clarín), Keila Anali Saucedo (Chorus/Ensemble), Amarkirat Singh (1st Soldier) and Nicolas Sullivan (Astolfo). Her creative team includes Eric Gonzalez (sound), Mike Grogan (lighting), Mary Anne Kelling (costumes), Sir Curtis Kirby III (assistant director) and Joel Sass (set).

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Tickets to Sueño are $18 in advance and $22 at the door. Discounts are available for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased online at bit.ly/sueno2020 or by phone at 612-333-7977.