Fuente Ovejuna
Play Description
A masterpiece by one of the greatest writers of the Spanish Golden Age. When the people of the town of Fuente Ovejuna revolt against their tyrannical overlord and murder him, the authorities attempt to find out who is responsible, leading to one of the most memorable acts of resistance in world drama.
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Cast: 16 total (4 female, 12 male, flexible casting up to 8 women and 20 men)Full Length Drama (about 180 minutes)
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Author(s)
Laurence BoswellLaurence Boswell is one of the UK's leading theatre directors. As Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he directed the Spanish Golden Age Season. He is currently Artistic Director of the Ustinov Studio at Bath Theatre Royal. His adaptation of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST won The Barclay Theatre Award Best Play for Children and Young People in 1997.
Lope de VegaOne of Spain's most prolific authors, Lope de Vega had a long and complete life, most of it spent in Madrid. He wrote approximately 3,000 sonnets, 3 novels, 4 novellas, 9 epics, 3 didactic poems, and several hundred comedies. Lope is second only to Cervantes regarding his importance during the Golden Age of Spanish literature, and he's most famous for modernizing the theatre of the 17th century and ridding it of the strict Aristotelian structure. This new theatre genre was called "new comedy" or "Spanish comedy."
Book Information
| Publisher | Nick Hern Books |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | 3/12/2009 |
| Pages | 160 |
| ISBN | 9781848420236 |
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