September 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:40 pm EDT
Asian Arts Initiative
Two shows. Two languages. In repertory.
Dos obras. Dos Idiomas. En repertorio.The first, Federico García Lorca’s classic tale Bodas de Sangre (Blood Wedding), reimagined in modern day Miami. A desperate bride escapes with her lover into the swamp on her wedding day. Performed in Spanish and English.
The second, inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s short story I Only Came to Use the Phone. Maria’s car breaks down on a rainy evening in 1970s Barcelona. She takes a bus to use the phone at an unknown destination, but is mistaken for a patient in what she comes to realize is a mental institution. Performed in English.
Source: Bodas de Sangre/ I Only Came to Use the Phone – Fringe Arts