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Calderón's Two Dreams

First Preview: Jan 30, 2017
Opening Date: Feb 9, 2017
Closing Date: Feb 27, 2017
Running Time: 01:40
Calderón's Two Dreams
http://lamama.org/two_dreams/
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La MaMa - Ellen Stewart Theatre
66 East 4th Street, New York City, NY 10003-8903
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Calderon's Two Dreams" is a presentation of both versions Pedro Calderon de la Barca's masterpiece "Life is a Dream".

Calderon’s first iteration of the play, written in 1635, deals with questions of freedom and choice in a confusing reality.  As his career soared, he felt the need to go deeper into his own spirit, he completely re-wrote it to examine deeper questions.  In "Life is a Dream" (1677),  the setting changes to the court of the universe.  The central question of the earlier version “will this prince be a fitting ruler?” now becomes “is the human being a fitting caretaker of the universe?”

Created by George Drance and the Magis Theatre Company
Original Music by Elizabeth Swados

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 7 PM
SUNDAY @ 4 PM
Off-Off BroadwayPlay - ComedyPerformance ArtPlay - Drama
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 13

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    Capacity: 299

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    A wheelchair accessible entry door on E 4th Street Talk to a house manager at the performance for accessible seating.

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