Yerma
PRESS KIT
YERMA. ADJECTIVE: UNCULTIVATED, UNSOWN, UNTILLED, BARREN, WASTE
Desperate to begin a family in a land where a barren woman is a wasted woman, Yerma undertakes a journey of discovery only to find that she’s been rendered childless by a secret held deep within her husband’s heart - a secret that will condemn her to a life alone. Haunted by children and controlled by her husband, Yerma’s awakening ends in an unspeakable crime of passion and revenge. Set in contemporary society and told through the lens of an all female cast in its original language- Spanish, Caldera’s radical interpretation of this classic will take audiences to the brink.
This production will feature an all Hispanic ensemble bringing you Lorca’s masterpiece in its original language.
Written by Federico Garcia Lorca
Directed/Rescripted By Jahel Corban Caldera
*Graphic by Kyle T Hester
PRESS CONTACT
Mikey Mulhearn mikey@foolishproductionco.org
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Release and Info Sheet
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Foolish Production Co to Present Radically Contemporary YERMA in Spanish
PERFORMANCE INFO
Running Time 90 minutes no intermission
Doors Open 5-10 minutes prior to performance
Sat 7:30pm
Tickets $5-$50*
Part of our 5th Anniversary Celebration
Warning Please note this production features acts of violence and sensitive topics regarding women’s rights and society’s expectations of them
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Venue Information:
The Broadwater Studio Theatre
1078 Lillian Way Los Angeles CA 90038
Parking is limited to meters and the local neighborhood. Please ensure that you read all posted signs to avoid a ticket/towing.
CAST
CRISTINA GLEZORO (Yerma)
FOR FOOLISH PRODUCTION CO: Foolish Debut.
OTHER THEATRE INCLUDES: Mictlan (Queen of Assumptions); Indecent (AoA);Todas somos Luz (TBAC); Fue en un Cabaret (Espacio Vacío); Los 39 (M.Arc); Measure for Measure (AoA); The Bear (Rita House); Mexico en la Piel (M.Arc). La Sirenita (Momo teatro). La tempestad (dir. Mosco Farias).
TELEVISION/FILM INCLUDES: “En el nombre de El” (Jahlessa Escobar); “The Açai defense” (Earthlings Ensamble); Pickles(CGO); “It will be alright baby”(AoA).
TRAINING INCLUDES: MFA (Stella Adler Art of Acting Studio); BA Communication and Digital Media (ITESM);
IG: @Cristina.Glezoro
GÉNESIS DE CASTRO (Juan)
FOR FOOLISH PRODUCTION CO: Foolish Debut.
OTHER THEATRE INCLUDES: Cymbeline (AoA); Circle Mirror Transformation (AoA)
TELEVISION/FILM INCLUDES: “Below Garbage” (Gold Wig Productions); “For the Boss” (dir.Quinn Quinlan); “Ultimatum” (dir. Adriana Ortiz)
TRAINING INCLUDES: BA (Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, Puerto Rico), NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Currently at Stella Adler Art of Acting Studio (AoA)
Website/Social: www.filmfreeway.com/GenesisDeCastro/; IG: @genesisdecas
SOFIA MARTINEZ (Victor and Others)
FOR FOOLISH PRODUCTION CO: Foolish Debut
OTHER THEATER INCLUDES: The Spark of My Eyes by Luciana Di Laura (Brisk Festival Los Angeles).
TRAINING INCLUDES: AOS Degree (AMDA Los Angeles); One Year Certificate (The Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute); Currently at The Imagined Life Theater Studio by Diana Castle
IG: @sofiaamartinezs
MIRANDA LAFARGA (María and Others)
FOR FOOLISH PRODUCTION CO: Foolish Debut.
OTHER THEATRE INCLUDES: Midsummer Nights (Hyperactive Studios); El Oso (Teatro Estudio de la Baja California); ¿A qué jugamos? (Aetheris Colectiva Escénica)
TRAINING INCLUDES: Licenciatura en Artes Escénicas para la Expresión Teatral (UDG); Programa “Talentos Artísticos de Baja California”
IG: @mirandiuuux
NATALIE FRIEDMAN (Ensemble)
FOR FOOLISH PRODUCTION CO: Foolish Debut.
OTHER THEATRE INCLUDES: Blood Wedding (Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center), In the Heights (Arts Alliance Theatre Company), Twelfth Night (BADA)
TELEVISION/FILM INCLUDES: “Two Flares Up” (Northwestern University), “Breaking Through” (Passage Pictures)
TRAINING INCLUDES: B.A. Theatre, Acting for the Screen module (Northwestern University ‘23); British American Drama Academy (LTP ‘21); Directing Apprenticeship (Center Theatre Group ‘23)
IG: @nataliefriedmann
ROSE GALVIS (VIEJA PAGANA)
FOR FOOLISH PRODUCTION CO: Foolish Debut.
OTHER THEATRE INCLUDES: Measure for Measure (AoA), The Motherf*cker with the Hat (AoA), Policarpa (AoA), La Casa de Bernarda Alba (Estudio de Actores), Bienvenido a Girasol (Blue Company), Rosa de Dos Aromas (Blue Company), Opción Múltiple (Estudio de Actores).
TELEVISION/FILM INCLUDES: Last Christmas (AoA.); La Ronca de Oro (CMO producciones), La esclava blanca (CMO producciones), Eso que llamamos amor (Telepacifico). TRAINING INCLUDES: MFA (Stella Adler Art of Acting Studio), BA Fashion Design (FADP)
IG: @rstgalvis
CREATIVE TEAM
Director/Rescriptor Jahel Corban Caldera
Playwright Federico Garcia Lorca
Fight/Intimacy Director Celina Lee Surniak
Costume Designer Katherine Landreth
Composer Natalie Friedman
Lighting Designer Jesse Fiene and Mikey Mulhearn
Scenic Designer Mikey Mulhearn
Sound Designer Celina Lee Surniak
Mask Designer Jahel Corban Caldera
Casting Kodi Jackman
Rehearsal Photos
Talks and Events
VOTE
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20 Questions
Join us after the performance on Saturday September 14th for 20 questions with the creative team that you our audience will submit pre and post show.
Press Night
Join us Saturday September 7th for our Press Night
Lights. Camera. Caption.
Each performance will be captioned in English.
Women In Need
We will be accepting donations of female hygienic products and gently used clothing throughout the run for the Los Angeles Mission
ABOUT US
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