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The Carrie Hamilton Theatre at The Pasadena Playhouse welcomes the concert reading of About...Productions' original theaterwork PROPERTIES OF SILENCE, written by Theresa Chavez, Rose Portillo, and Alan Pulner, and directed by Theresa Chavez.
As part of the company's 25th Anniversary Archival Project, PROPERTIES OF SILENCE is being revived for the AxS Festival. The concert reading will include projections of images from the black and white video by Janice Tanaka, as well as production photos from the original 1999 premiere. The video emulates the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema and serves to underscore some of Sor Juana's life story. In addition, excerpts from the original score by Julie Adler will also be included.
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Reading to be followed by a POST-PLAY DISCUSSION with the creators
About... PROPERTIES OF SILENCE
Poetry, science and history spiral out of control as a contemporary Phoenix realtor, her pool contractor husband and the famed 17th C. poet Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz meet in a multi-layered dreamscape. Sor Juana, considered the first great Latin American poet, is joined by her confessor who hopes to silence her pen and scientific inquiries. Reality bends as they all confront the nature of their identities and seek a new beginning.
Revered in Spanish-speaking countries and considered the first feminist writer, Sor Juana was a self-taught poet and playwright, scientist and philosopher. PROPERTIES OF SILENCE is inspired by her most significant poem, "Primero Sueño (First Dream)."
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LocationCarrie Hamilton Theatre at the Pasadena Playhouse (View)
39 S. El Molino Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
United States
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