Perdida
- Full Length Musical, Drama
- 4M, 3F, 3M or F
- ISBN: PM2
Inspired by Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Perdida tells a story of passion, jealousy and redemption.
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Description
- Full Length Musical
- Drama
- 105 minutes
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
- Set Requirements: Area Staging
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, High School/Secondary
Perdida (the lost one) is an emotional tale full of spirits and magic set in pre-revolutionary Mexico when all-powerful Dons ruled like kings. Inspired by Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Perdida tells a story of passion, jealousy and redemption.
The Spirit of Time narrates a tale that takes place over a span of 18 years and also on a single night, el Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, when the groundless jealousy of a powerful Don destroys a happy family. Only through the vision and courage of an abandoned child, Perdida, is all that was lost finally found again.
REVIEWS:
The Spirit of Time narrates a tale that takes place over a span of 18 years and also on a single night, el Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, when the groundless jealousy of a powerful Don destroys a happy family. Only through the vision and courage of an abandoned child, Perdida, is all that was lost finally found again.
REVIEWS:
"A fantastic update of an ancient story."
DCMetroTheaterArts
"The music was gorgeous and lush, almost operatic in scope but featuring traditional Spanish influences and syncopated rhythms."
DCMetroTheaterArts
Premiere Production:
Perdida received its first workshop in 1999 at TheatreWorks in Palo Alto, California. From 2000-2001 it received staged readings and dramaturgical development at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Va., and was showcased at the John F. Kennedy Center's Page-to-Stage Festival. In November 2014, it was produced at Catholic University of America in Washington D.C.
Characters
- Casting: 4M, 3F, 3M or F
LEOPOLDO - a wealthy landowner, mid-30's but ages to become an old man.
DOÑA GABRIENLA - Leopoldo's wife, a great beauty, a great soul, 20s.
ARTURO - Leopoldo's best friend, also a wealthy land owner.
RAFAEL - Arturo's handsome and spoiled son, a Romeo, about 20.
GONZALO - a servant, mid-40s.
CARLOTA - Gonzalo's wife, servant to Doña Gabriella, 40.
PERDIDA - a beautiful and brilliant girl of 18.
CONJUNTO - the onstage band and vocal ensemble: guitar, vihuela, guitarron, percussion/recorder, 2 violins, trumpet, harp.
DANCING SPIRITS
