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September 13, 2000
t he Focus Life is a Dream
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The Miracle Theatre
Group opens its 16th
season o f M agic &
Dreams with the M iracle
Mainstage production
o f L ife is a Dream ,
S p a n ish p la y w rig h t
Pedro Calderon de la
B a rc a ’s
c la ssic
masterpiece. Life is a
Dream is a powerful
e x p lo ra tio n o f the
meaning and vanity o f
ea rth ly
e x iste n c e ,
q u e stio n in g
m a n ’s
perception o f reality, his
will, and the role that
honor, duty and morality
play in a world that is
“just a dream.”
A dynamic cast bring
their robust talents to the
production, including
A ctor’s Equity Artist
B obby B erm ea as
Segism undo, D eanna
Wells as Rosaura, Sam
Mowry as Basilio, Sean
Parker as Clotaldo, L eif
Norby as Astolfo, and
Kevin Michael Moore
as Clarin.
Under the direction
o f A n to n io S o n e ra ,
M iracle M a in sta g e ’s
production o f Life is a
Dream traverses time Bobby Bermea as Prince
and space, a surrealistic Segismundo and Deanna Wells as
world in which reality Rosaura in Life is a Dream which
and dream are indistinct, will be playing at the Miracle
and black and whites Theatre on Friday, September 15
merge into the gray o f
incertitude. The play, written in circa 1635, is set in a foreign
land where King Basilio, in an effort to thwart destiny, has had
his son. Prince Segismundo, imprisoned in a tower in the
wilderness because o f the child’s ominous horoscope. Years
later, the king decides to test the character ofhis son who is given
a sleeping potion, brought into the palace, and installed on the
throne. Raised like a caged beast, the prince acts as cruelly as the
stars predicted and he is drugged again and returned to the
tower, where, upon awakening, he is made to believe that his
experience has only been a dream. Rebellious soldiers liberate
Segismundo and reinstate him to the throne. Will he rule as the
stars predicted and bring catastrophe to the kingdom or, cured
by disillusion from his lust for revenge, reign with generosity
and nobility o f spirit? Intrigues and deceptions abound in a
surrealistic landscape sculpted by Tim Stapleton (set designer),
Danielle Malan (costume designer), and Rose Etta Menger
(lighting designer) who combine their magical talents to create
the dream world o f the play.
Opening night o f Life is a Dream will be on Friday,
September 15 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $ 16. The play will continue
through October 14. Tickets for the Friday, October 13 event is
already sold out. All performances will be held at El Centro
Milagro, 525 SE Stork. For reservations and information,
please call 503/236-7253.
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