October 10 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The House of Bernarda Alba
By Federico García Lorca
Adapted by Chay Yew
Directed by Samantha Pazos
Oct. 8–11, 2025
Philip Chosky Theater
Performances
Poetic. Lyrical. Visceral.
Angustias, Magdalena, Amelia, Martirio, Adela. The five daughters of Bernarda Alba have been sentenced to eight years of seclusion, mourning the recent death of their father. But erotic intrigues and exquisite longings cannot be contained in a house of cloistered daughters. These youthful, unmarried women are not to be held back, and each cultivates her own avenue of escape from the literal to the imagined. A poetic drama by Federico García Lorca, one of the 20th century’s greatest dramatists, newly adapted by celebrated contemporary theater-maker, Chay Yew.
“I’ve long admired Lorca for his usage of poetic language and how he creates worlds for women who are whole, complex, and essential characters set against oppressive, patriarchal societies.”
-Samantha Pazos | Director | MFA Class of 2026