House of Bernarda Alba (Drama Classics), The
- Full Length Play, Drama, 1930s
- 10F
- ISBN: 9781848421813
"There are eight years of mourning ahead of us. While it lasts not even the wind will get into this house."
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- Time Period: 1930s
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre
- Federico García Lorca's extraordinarily powerful drama, the last he wrote before his assassination, explores the darkness at the heart of repression.
When Bernarda's husband dies, she locks all the doors and windows. She tells her grown-up daughters to sew and be silent. But locks can't hold back the growing tide of desire.
This English version of The House of Bernarda Alba, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, is translated and introduced by Jo Clifford, and also contains a chronology and suggestions for further reading.
Premiere Production:
Spain, 1945.
Characters
- Casting: 10F
- Casting Attributes: Good role(s) for older performers, All Female, Good role(s) for female performers, Expandable casting
- Casting Notes: 10-17f
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