"LIFE IS A DREAM", BY PEDRO CALDERÓN DE LA BARCA

Flying over the wild riding a hippogriff, a woman named Rosaura comes upon a forbidding tower. As if from a dream Rosaura dismounts the winged beast and overhears a young man, chained to the doorway of the castle, lament the harshness of his life. He is Segismundo, a prince, who has been locked away in this dungeon for fear of a prophecy foretelling that he will be a tyrant who brings disaster to the country and death to the king. Rosaura and Segismundo soon find that their lives and their fate are bound together. But is this all real? Or was it just an illusion? Another dream…

Please join Onomatopoeia as we celebrate the return of theatre in New York City with work that truly comes from our heart.

April 30 – May 22

at The Gene Frankel Theatre

24 Bond St. Manhattan, New York 10012

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Production Description

Off Off Broadway w/ Live Audience (33% capacity) / Live Stream

Production Length

90 Minutes, No Intermission

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- Audience members must wear a mask in the theatre & lobby at all times.

- Audience members must provide proof of a nasal or saliva Covid-19 test in the past 3 days with a negative result or they must have proof that they have received a Covid-19 vaccination.

- Audience members must not have traveled internationally or to/from a state with widespread community transmission of Covid-19 per the New York State Travel Advisory in the past 14 days.

- We will allow one audience member into the lobby for Covid-19 screening before they may enter the theatre space. All other audience members will be asked to wait outside until the lobby space is clear.

- Please be sure to arrive 15 - 30 minutes before performance time as this will help things move smoothly.

- We ask that audience members use the restroom before arriving at the Gene Frankel Theatre to encourage social distancing. (Restrooms are available if there is an emergency).

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Cast

SEGISMUNDO

Steven Smith

ROSAURA

Annalisa Noel

CLARIN

Chandler Robyn

CLOTADO

J. Sam Robert

BASILO

Albert Taylor

ESTRELLA

Charmien Byrd

​ASTOLFO

Thomas R. Gordon

Crew

STAGE MANAGER

Reid Sullivan

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

Madeleine Ash

COSTUME DESIGNER

Meghan O’ Beirne

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Gilbert “Lucky” Pearto

SET DESIGNER

Joshua Warner

DIRECTOR

Thomas R. Gordon