Melinda Lopez’ adaptation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s Yerma opened in Boston at Huntington Theatre Company June 12. The production, helmed by Hartford Stage artistic director Melia Bensussen, is scheduled to run through June 30.
According to production notes, Yerma tells the story of “a young wife [who] wants nothing more than to have a child and become a devoted mother. As she watches her friends start their families, she begins to question her own value as a woman. Her desperate desire turns into an all-consuming obsession with devastating consequences.”
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Yerma stars Alma Cuervo (On Your Feet on Broadway), Alexandra Illescas (Parade at Front Porch Theatricals), Christian Barillas (Modern Family), Ernie Pruneda (Sister Act on Broadway), Evelyn Howe (The Motherf**ker with the Hat at SpeakEasy Stage), Jacqui Parker (A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration at Hungtington Theatre Company), Marianna Bassham (I Was Most Alive When I Was with You at Playwrights Horizons), Nadine Malouf (The Who and the What at LCT3). Juanito Pascaul performs as guitarist and Fabio Pirozzolo as percussionist.
The production features scenic design by Cameron Anderson, costume design by Olivera Gajic, lighting design by Brian J. Lillienthal, sound design by Mark Bennett and Brendan F. Doyle, and original music by Bennett.
