The Caltech Playreaders

2025-2026: The 75th Season

Please Remember Our New Time For All Events:
Doors Open at 6:15 PM and Director's Talk Begins at 6:30 PM

 

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

6:30 pm PDT

Life is a Dream by Ann K Lindsey

Directed and Introduced by Joanne Doyle

A new reinterpretation of the Spanish Golden Age Drama by Calderon de la Barca, written by Ann K Lindsey. This philosophical play was one of the first to examine the differences between nature and nurture. The play is moved from Poland to the U.S. Southern border. Original themes of time, place, borders, roles, destiny and most of all, dreams, are met by women and men who are where they think they need to be in order to overcome past tragedies and to fulfill hopes for the future. However, twists of fate, spurred on by human will, as well as personal philosophy, change the entire landscape for each character. Q & A with the author, cast and directors after the show.

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