La candida Erendira/The Innocent Erendira and her Heartless Grandmother
GALA Hispanic Theatre
3333 14th Street, NW Washington
3333 14th Street, NW Washington
The young Eréndira is forced to sell herself by her grandmother to pay for accidentally burning down the family home. After traveling from town to town in the desert, Eréndira is wed to a young man who loves her deeply. Together they plot an escape. In his innovative adaptation of this novel by Nobel Prize winner García Márquez, Triana turns a tragic tale into black comedy, revealing possibilities never imagined in the original story. In Spanish with English surtitles. *Evening performances include a brief scene with nudity. Educational matinees will NOT have nudity.
Thru - Feb 27, 2011