LA LLORONA
THE WAILING WOMAN
Design rendering by Scenic Artist, Matt Russell
Based on the works of Carlos Morton, Robinson Jeffers, and Euripdes' Medea
On his return to Eagle Rock Stage Russell Copley directs La Llorona - The Wailing Woman.
Broadly based on Euripides’ Medea, Copley “remixes” the translation by Robinson Jeffers, and the Mexican adaptation by Carlos Morton. Morton’s influence looms large in Copley’s work. The two have collaborated successfully on four of Morton plays. Dr. Carlos Morton is theatre professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
The play is set in Tenochtitlan, Mexico during the period of the Spanish Conquest. Hernan Cortes betrays his wife, La Malinche, the Aztec interpreter who helped him achieve success against her own people. Paralleling the story of Medea, La Malinche invokes the goddess La Llorona, to bring a vicious cycle of retribution to the Spanish invaders. La Llorona possesses La Malinche and the forces of arcane power are pitted against Colonial absolutism.
Styled in the genre of a post-modern horror, Russell Copley has recruited the support from six industry-based mentors and four teachers to support the production. Featured in this experimental piece are elements of tai chi, Gregorian chant, classical sword fighting, and indigenous martial art forms.
Venue:
ERHS Auditorium
1750 Yosemite Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90041
Tickets: $10 pre-show $12 at the door
Spring 2011 Dates TBD
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