The House of Bernarda Alba
by Federico García Lorca
translated by Jo Clifford
directed by Jeremy Aluma

November 2017
at The Theatre School at DePaul University (Chicago, IL)

starring…
Kya Brickhouse as ADELA
Kayla Forde as AMELIA
Tia Jemison as BERNARDA
Vero Maynez as GIRL
Jessica Morrison as MARÍA JOSEFA
Amanda Pulcini as 2ND WOMAN
Deyki Ronge as MAGDALENA
Maddy Stark as LA PONCIA
Kiah Stern as MARTIRIO
Ashlea Woodley as MAID and PRUDENCIA
Harmony Zhang as ANGUSTIAS

Lorca’s final play set in the provincial Andalusia, Spain, ignites with the funeral service of Bernarda Alba’s second husband. Ever determined that her five grown daughters maintain a house of honor, Bernarda declares they will have an eight-year mourning period of absolute seclusion. When the eldest daughter receives a large inheritance, potentially sweeping her away from this fate and into an engagement with a handsome bachelor, conflict brews among the sisters repressed by Bernarda’s rule. Set in a time of tumultuous political climate, this story explores the underbelly of what happens when a tyrant seizes power.

Produced by The Theatre School at DePaul University
Stage Manager: Liv Hancock
Assistant Directors: Jill Cutro and Erin Wilborn
Set Designer: Lindsay Mummert
Costume Designer: Isabelle Laursen
Lighting Designer: Kyle Cunningham
Sound Designer: Gabriela Cordovi
Technical Director: Nic McNulty
Fight Choreographer: Katherine Coyl
Master Electrician: Andrei Borges
Assistant Sound Designer: Madeline Doyle
Assistant Stage Manager: Hannah Smith
Dramaturge: Trisha Mahoney
Marketing Manager: Natalie Lawrence
Advisor: Lisa Portes