The Josephine Louis Theater resembled a children’s storybook coming to life when Northwestern theater group Imagine U opened “Frida Libre” on Friday. The show, which draws inspiration from the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, aims to bring Mexican and Latine culture to life through the Spanish language, according to show director Ismael Lara Jr. .
This piece contains spoilers. Exploring unlived lives and breaking societal bonds, the Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts’ production of “Blood Wedding” illuminated the hardships of forgiveness, love and healing through multilingual communication. The Spanish tragedy, translated from Federico García Lorca’s original stage play, brought forth the destruction of unfulfilled desires while emphasizing the actions.
The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts announced the shows for its 2022-23 season on July 5. “This season’s programming offers audiences both reimagined classics and compelling original stories,” said Tanya Palmer, the School of Communication’s assistant dean and executive artistic director. Here is the list of this season’s performances: “Me…Jane: The Dreams.
Content warning: This article contains mentions of conversion therapy and suicide. In summer 2019, Ismael Lara, Jr. sat in a coffee shop and read a new play by Yale MFA playwriting candidate Benjamin Benne. Instantly moved, Lara said he knew he had to direct a production of Benne’s work. The play, “In His Hands,” became.