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Caucasian Chalk Circle
written by
BERTOLT BRECHT
Fuenteovejuna
written by
LOPE DE VEGA
translated by
RICHARD SANGER
Ryerson Dances 2006
produced by
NADIA POTTS
Measure For Measure
written by
WILLIAM
SHAKESPEARE
Ryerson Theatre School Presents
Lope de Vega’s
Fuenteovejuna
In a new verse translation by Richard Sanger
Directed by: Eda Holmes
Set & Costume Design by: John Thompson
Lighting Design by: Scott McLeod
Sound Design by: Tyler Coleman
PREVIEW: November 13, 2006 at 8:00 pm
RUN: November 14 through 25, 2006/Tuesday – Saturday at 8:00 pm
Matinee performances November 18 and 25 at 2:00 pm
Toronto, Ontario – Ryerson Theatre School continues its 35th Anniversary season with a play
Choreographic Works from the Spanish Renaissance, Lope de Vega’s Fuenteovejuna. This production marks the world
produced by
premiere of a new verse translation by Richard Sanger. Acclaimed director Eda Holmes returns
VICKI ST. DENYS
for her sixth show with the Ryerson Theatre School. For more information on Fuenteovejuna or
tickets please contact the Ryerson Theatre School Public Relations Office at 416-979-5118 or
New Voices
email rytheatre@ryerson.ca.
produced by
SHELDON ROSEN
Lope de Vega’s Fuenteovejuna (1612) is one of the most famous of all classical Spanish plays.
Based on an actual peasant uprising that took place in 1476, it tells the story of an imperious
military governor and war hero (The Grand Commander). He tyrannizes a small village called
Fuenteovejuna, demanding a right to all the women, married and not, until the village, led by one
headstrong peasant girl (who claims she has no time for love), finally rebels and lynches him.
These dramatic events are complemented by a charming pastoral love story, and the courtly
intrigue surrounding the succession of Ferdinand and Isabel to the crown of Castille. As Professor
Craig S. Walker writes, “the play explores themes of nobility, honour, love and the contrast
between city and country life. It also provides a fascinating insight into a Renaissance
understanding of the matter that, today, we would call human rights”. One of the most prolific
46 Gerrard Street East playwrights ever, Lope de Vega led a life nearly as eventful as his plays, by turns a drop-out,
Toronto, ON
scholar, soldier, sailor, prisoner, exile, lover, father, husband, adulterer and priest.
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Eda Holmes’ selected credits as a theatre director include: Shaw Festival – Love Among the
Russians, Floyd Collins, Blood Relations; Tarragon Theatre – The Optimists, Care, Little Mercy’s
First Murder (winner of seven Dora Mavor Moore Awards); Factory Theatre – Trout Stanley, The
Gwendolyn Poems; Theatre Junction Calgary; Harbourfront World Leaders Festival – Pina Bausch,
A Tribute; Canstage – Side By Side By Sondheim; Ryerson Theatre School – Red Noses, The
Hostage, Mad Forest, Big Love; National Theatre School of Canada – Iphigenia 2.0. Upcoming
works include Morwyn Brebner’s The Pessimist for Tarragon Theatre, Lucy by Damien Atkins for
Canstage and Tristan, a new musical to premiere at the Shaw Festival next summer.
Richard Sanger’s play Two Words for Snow was shortlisted for the Governor-General’s Award in
2005; Not Spain was shortlisted for the same prize in 1998. His poems have appeared in many
publications and in two collections, Shadow Cabinet and Calling Home. In addition, he has written
many essays and reviews, taught and been writer-in-residence at various universities, and translated
poems and plays from the French, German and Spanish (including a version of Lorca’s The House
of Bernarda Alba produced at the Shaw Festival in 2002). This translation of Fuenteovejuna was
originally commissioned by Craig Walker for the Broadview Anthology of Drama (2003) and
funded in part by Soulpepper Theatre Company.
Fuenteovejuna
Ryerson Theatre School
46 Gerrard Street East
Preview:
Runs:
Monday November 13 at 8:00 pm
Tuesday November 14 at 8:00 pm
Wednesday November 15 at 8:00 pm
Thursday November 16 at 8:00 pm
Friday November 17 at 8:00 pm
Saturday November 18 at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Tuesday November 21 at 8:00 pm
Wednesday November 22 at 8:00 pm
Thursday November 23 at 8:00 pm
Friday November 24 at 8:00 pm
Saturday November 25 at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Ticket Prices:
$16 Regular, $12 Students in advance (full price at the door), $12 Seniors
And $10 group rate (eight or more)
For more information on Fuenteovejuna or tickets please contact the Ryerson Theatre
School Public Relations Office at 416-979-5118 or email rytheatre@ryerson.ca
Also, visit www.ryersontheatre.ca for information on our
35th Anniversary Gala Weekend
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