2019 · Theater / musical / spoken word
The House of the Spirits
Archive folder: The House of the Spirits (UC Berkeley)
Michael Socrates Moran (director); play by Caridad Svich after Isabel Allende's novel · UC Berkeley – Theater, Dance & Performance Studies
A UC Berkeley TDPS production of Caridad Svich's play with songs, adapted from Isabel Allende's novel and following the Trueba family over five decades. Ben Juodvalkis worked with the cast on the music and made backing tracks for songs.
- Premiere
- 2019-04-26
- Venue
- Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Berkeley (TDPS)
- Where
- Berkeley, CA
- Performances
- April 26 - May 5, 2019.
- Credits
- Director: Michael Moran. Playwright: Caridad Svich. Sound design: Michael Kelly. Scenic: Nina Ball. Costumes: Courtney Flores. Lighting: Jack Carpenter. Music assistance: Ben Juodvalkis (taught songs to the cast and made backing tracks, e.g., 'Fiesta' and 'Tres Marias').
Press
“The singing, the choreography, and the immaculate movements of nineteen cast members touch us, viscerally”
Elsewhere
- "House of the Spirits"—A Rare, Sensual Treat, at U.C., Berkeley — Theatrius, 2019-04-30
- TDPS successfully depicts epic, complex intergenerational tale with 'The House of the Spirits' — The Daily Californian, 2019-05-01
- TDPS presents 'The House of the Spirits,' Isabel Allende's magical family drama, in a poetic re-imagining by Caridad Svich — UC Berkeley TDPS, 2019-03-01
- The House of the Spirits — UC Berkeley TDPS, 2019-04-26
- The House of the Spirits, 2019 — Berkeley Arts + Design