She is favoured by the spanish viceroyalty of mexico, who vows to protect her poetry as long as they reign. Clearly, sor juana is a ripe choice for a feminist martyr. Ten thousand things the sins of sor juana doesnt back. The eponymous offenses in the sins of sor juana include some of the. The sins of sor juana is a mustseewonderfully complex and poetic. For best results use quotation marks eg hamlet or william shakespeare search. Although she lived in a colonial era when mexico was part of the spanish empire, she is considered today a mexican writer, and stands at the beginning of the history of mexican literature. On a human level, juanas confrontations with almost every character are absorbing. While sor juana s many passionate love poems suggest she might have had illicit lovers. The sins of sor juana focuses on two major experiences of juanas life. First off, the sins of sor juana s subject matter is one that should intrigue fans of womens history. Boston playwrights theatre boston playwrights theatre. The sins of sor juana at goodman theatre off broadway in.
The sins of sor juana why is an enlightened woman dangerous. Possibly fearing for her life and deeming herself juana, the worst of all, she silenced herselfuntil an epidemic in 1693 finished the job. Theater of the first amendment theaterspace at george mason university. Goodman theatre is grateful to the sins of sor juana and latino theatre festival sponsors. Broadside zacarias real talent is for intense, oneonone scenes between people. Like many a play on historical people, zacarias play falls into the trap of having other characters and sor juana herself overproclaiming the writers genius preprosperity. The sins of sor juana could have been as a weighty a drama as a man for all seasons, or as wickedly fun as dangerous liaisons. Juana ramirez thirsted for knowledge from her earliest years and throughout her life. The sins of sor juana tells the story of one of mexicos. Sor juana s response is a cheeky nod to the gender roles of mexico at the time. Home about set design scenic art props and crafts art work arquitecture resume home about set design scenic art props and crafts art work. Thallis santesteban plays the title character in the sins of sor juana.
Jun 19, 2010 the sins of sor juana closed july 25, 2010 chicago buy tickets and see show information. The mixture of the two doesnt entirely work as a whole piece, but audiences can still enjoy this productions gorgeous look and the starquality performance of ms. The sins of sor juana by karen zacarias all translations of sor juana s poetry by karen zacarias. The sins of sor juana had its world premiere on november 3, 1999, at george mason universitys theatre of the first amendment, washington, d. A plague swept through the convent in 1695 and, on april 17, after taking care of her fellow sisters, she died at the age of 44. Her quote is a sarcastic nod to the superior in a hierarchal system, acknowledging that women are largely viewed as domestic goddesses, while men are the ones to pursue academia. The film premiered at the 47th venice international film festival where it received the ocic award honorable mention. Certainly, the narrator is a character, quite an articulate and candid one at that. As a young, illegitimate, toosmartforherown good, beautiful girl, sor juana played by the fascinatingly gorgeous malaya rivera drew was sent to mexico city.
Playwright karen zacarias, whose just like us was performed at fresno state last. Winner of the charles macarthur award for outstanding new. I ts always a treat to welcome a new theater company to the table. This narrator, perhaps a woman though it is never made explicit, blames foolish men who seek to blame women. There are multiple format available for you to choose pdf, epub, doc. See more ideas about 17th century fashion, mexican hacienda and hacienda homes. The sins of sor juana runs june 19 july 25, 2010 in the goodmans albert theatre. The other characters represent the trials sor juana endures and the bittersweet rewards she attains, some at the viceroys court, others at the.
In the sins of sor juana, purdue theatre dramatizes the life of a 17th century mexican woman who lived and wrote in astonishing ways for that time and place. As a female, she had little access to formal education and. Jun 29, 2010 the sins of sor juana is the centerpiece production of the biannual latino theatre festival and, as such, features a mostly latino cast, director, playwright and setting. The sins of sor juana is the centerpiece production of the biannual latino theatre festival and, as such, features a mostly latino cast, director, playwright and setting. The duke department of theater studies presented house of desires october 2029, 2006. Celebrated mexican nun was baroque sensation, but catholic. The sins of sor juana is a portrait of a womans determination to live her truth and create her art, whatever barriers society places in front of her. The sins of sor juana karen zacarias every play in the. Sep 19, 2002 borderlands theater presents the sins of sor juana thursdays through saturdays at 7. It was directed by tom prewitt, with rick davis as the artistic director, kevin murray as managing director and paul dandrea as artistic associate director.
All translations of sor juanas poetry by karen zacarias. The sins of sor juana by karen zacarias all translations of sor juanas poetry by karen zacarias. The feverish dreams make for a very interesting and fantastical play, where characters pop out of wardrobes and. Torres for teatro vista, uses snappy, anachronistic modern language to make the nun sharp and real. When i visited mexico in 2009, i felt her impact at the coed university of the cloister of sor juana in the historic center of mexico city. Standing apart from the crowd can be a risky but immensely creative kind of living. The powerhouse partnership of writersdirectorsproducerseditors michael powell and emeric pressburger produced many influential, visual lush, and emotionally raw. One of its most peculiar characteristics is that the driving force in the story is a woman with a strong, decided personality who expresses her desires. Nearfar theatre, a collaborative group spearheaded by former fresno pacific university theater program director julia reimer, makes its debut with a thoughtful production of the sins of sor juana. Sor juana does employ several figures of speech to make her point. The sins of sor juana closed july 25, 2010 chicago. The appearance of a name, image or photo of a person or group in nightspots chicago glbt nightlife news and windy city times a chicago gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender ne. Due to her spanish ancestry and mexican birth, juana is considered a criolla. She became renowned for her intelligence and ambition when, at the age of 12, she tried sneaking into the universi.
Sor juana continued to respond to external pressures. Her story carries implications about choosing ones own path today. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Ten thousand things the sins of sor juana doesnt back down. It is also an indictment of hypocrisy and the failure of vision within the church, and the pain inflicted by social stratification.
Ten thousand things stages powerful play on 17thcentury poet. The sins of sor juana closed february 08, 2009 chicago buy tickets and see show information. But the story line offers little to the amateur anthropologist looking to peer into a lessfamiliar culture. Zacarias real talent is for intense, oneonone scenes between people. About the author karen zacarias was born in mexico city, and now resides in washington d. The sins of sor juana closed february 08, 2009 chicago. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The sins of sor juana by karen zacarias is directed by goodman associate director henry godinez. Tony plana, malaya rivera drew join cast of goodmans the. Featuring pedro bayon, sun mee chomet, ryan colbert. The eponymous offenses in the sins of sor juana include some of the passionate poems for which sor juana is celebrated to this day, but they also include truly hurtful actions the character. She became renowned for her intelligence and ambition when, at the age of 12, she tried sneaking into the university of mexico by dressing as a man. Sor juana is an amazing character because her struggles are the struggles of all human beings who are ahead of their time and who are compelled to express themselves in societies and environments that will not embrace them, said godinez. A selfinstructed scholar of baroque thought, sor juana piloted a course of unprecedented intellect as well as feminist ideology during her brief years.
The sins of sor juanagoodman theatre newcity stage. The sins of sor juana at cornish playhouse intiman theatre on oct 26th, 8. Betrayed by her bishop, juana was upbraided, had her books confiscated and was forbidden to write. Ten thousand things drama the sins of sor juana is about. Download or read sins of sor juana, the book by clicking button below to visit the book download website. Daughter of a basque father and creole mother, she inherited physically from both continents. Nov 11, 2004 karen zacarias in the sins of sor juana, directed by edward f. Even if she were alive today, she would have faced challenges. Her memorized verses are recited by school children today.
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