TheatreZone presents Lorca in the Park, free performances of Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca in Mary O'Malley Park, alternating between performances in English and the Spanish original. Based on a true story of love, lust, and betrayal, Blood Wedding is one of the most powerful and innovative plays written this century. Lorca wrote his best known play years after reading a newspaper account of a young bride in Andalusia who abandoned her husband-to-be on their wedding day to escape with her childhood sweetheart. Lorca's image-laden poetry unfolds the story with the fire and power characteristic of his work and the fateful resonance that marked his own tragically short life.

TheatreZone's production of Blood Wedding is co-directed by Genie Montalvo and Artistic Director Danielle Fauteux Jacques. Montalvo's stage credits include Hamlet, Bernarda Alba, and Hecuba, and among her film credits is Carlos Fuentes' La Cabeza de la Hidra. She has also appeared in several Telemundo daytime dramas including Pacto de Amor and Alejandra and in PBS' production of Destinos. She is also an accomplished producer whose credits include Ray Charles in Concert and Jesus Passion and Death with Ricky Martin in the part of Jesus.

The production is staged environmentally in three locations in Mary O'Malley Park, Commandant's Way, on the Chelsea Waterfront (Admiral's Hill). English performances are Fri. July 11, Wed. July 16, and Fri. July 18. Spanish performances are Sat. July 12, Thurs. July 17, and Sat. July 19. In case of rain performances will be moved indoors to the Chelsea Theatre Works, 189 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea Square.

Relevant Links

Federico Garcia Lorca
Federico Garcia Lorca
Bodas de Sangre: La Verdadera Historia
Link to the script in Spanish