Yerma

This sold out, Spanish language production was originally produced in Sept 2024.

YERMA. ADJECTIVE: UNCULTIVATED, UNSOWN, UNTILLED, BARREN, WASTE

Desperate to begin a family in a land where a barren woman is a wasted woman, Yerma undertakes a journey of discovery only to find that she’s been rendered childless by a secret held deep within her husband’s heart - a secret that will condemn her to a life alone. Haunted by children and controlled by her husband, Yerma’s awakening ends in an unspeakable crime of passion and revenge. Set in contemporary society and told through the lens of an all female cast in its original language- Spanish, Caldera’s radical interpretation of this classic will take audiences to the brink. 

This production will feature an all Hispanic ensemble bringing you Lorca’s masterpiece in its original language.

Written by Federico Garcia Lorca

Directed/Rescripted By Jahel Corban Caldera

Festival Adaptation

For the Lincoln Park Theatre Festival, we propose presenting Yerma as a staged reading with the original cast. This format will include:

• Props and costumes

• Light staging with minimal set pieces (the red benches)

• Live music and Sound cues (we can provide a bluetooth speaker and program)

• Actors utilizing scripts during the performance

This approach ensures the essence of the production is conveyed while accommodating festival logistics.

Cast

Production Team

Director/Rescriptor Jahel Corban Caldera

Playwright Federico Garcia Lorca

Fight/Intimacy Director Celina Lee Surniak

Costume Designer Katherine Landreth

Lighting Designer (original production) Mikey Mulhearn and Jesse Fiene

Composer Natalie Friedman

Scenic Designer Katherine Landreth and Jahel Corban Caldera

Sound Designer Celina Lee Surniak

Mask Designer Libby Wahlmeier

Casting Kodi Jackman

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