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​Don Quixote de
​La Mancha
 (November 2023)
 
​(Dramatized Stage Reading)

Written by Guillén de Castro, based on the epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes
Translated into English by UCLA's Diversifying the Classics
Directed by Jesús López Vargas & Eden Aztlán
Dramaturgs: Laura Munoz & Rhonda Sharrah
Stage Manager: Sammie D. Moore
Production Assistant: Christine A. Antaramian
Illustrator/Projections Content Creator: Destiny Esquivel
Lighting Designer: Kassia R. Curl
Asst. Lighting Designer: Rhea Remesh
Projections Design: Jesús López Vargas & Merle DeWitt III
Producers: Daisy Anahy Santos, Lonnie Alcaraz, Eli Simon & Julia R. Lupton

Produced by New Swan Shakespeare Center, UCLA's Diversifying the Classics, and Brown Bag Theatre Company
November 14th & 15th | 7pm
UCI Little Theater  (CA)
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Cast: Aaron Bruce Gomez, Alonso Melgoza, Armando Acosta, Bridgette Betanzos , Ethan Pante, Evelyn Urusquieta, Jasmine Cole, Jack Fowler, Maia Lucas & Paulina Sofia Lugo Reyes
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Translators: Marta Albalá Pelegrín, Barbara Fuchs, Rafael Jaime, Saraí Jaramillo, Rachel Kaufman, Robin Kello, Dandi Meng, Laura Muñoz, Javier Patiño Loira, Amanda Riggle, Rhonda Sharrah, Aina Soley Mateu, Samantha Solis & Jesslyn Whittell

​​DIRECTORS' NOTE
​“Great things can never be grasped by the lowly, who only perceive things as they are.”
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​It is the power of the imagination which guides Quixote’s journey that inspired the direction for this project. To our hero, a windmill is an evil giant, tears aren’t sadness but crystals, and a village cottage is perceived as a castle’s tower. It is easy for any of us to move through this life and forget about our own creativity. Imagination can so easily bring joy to challenging moments, so why wouldn’t we hold on to it and nurture it - why do so many of us judge or resent the most powerful of freedoms that we can exercise?

And so, for tonight, we ask you to be a child again. To see things as what they could be! Don’t just suspend your disbelief - allow yourself permission to believe. We encourage you to trust as these actors play, as they become knights and damsels, shepherds and nobles, as this stage transforms into fields, an open sea, and a beautiful castle. We invite you to play with us - and don’t forget to laugh!

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Illustrations by Destiny Esquivel, Coloring by Jesús López Vargas
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​*All photography in this website was taken by Jesús ​López unless stated otherwise*
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      • Zu Sein
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      • No Erasure
      • Don Quixote de La Mancha
      • TZAQIK
      • /ECHO
      • In This Light There is Silence
      • Distance in its Movement
      • Curie, Curie
      • Video Colleges
      • Duality Broken
      • Symptoma 20
      • Brace for Impact
      • Mary's Wedding
      • RED
      • FAWNZ
    • Lighting + Projections Design >
      • After Images or Marie Curie Remembers
      • VIVO Teatro SilCo
      • the shadow of loving (you)
      • IN THIS LIGHT
      • University Designs
      • New Swan Shakespeare
      • FAWNZ Dance Company
    • Coordination + Management
    • Makeup Designer
  • RELATED WORK
    • INDIE ART PROJECTS >
      • Collages (nsfw)
      • "Visual Poetry"
      • "sil nce"
      • "Define the Unmade"
      • "HUU SHK"
      • Film Photography
    • "i.see.red" poetry & photography book
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