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Yerma

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  13f, 3m

Yerma
by Federico Garcia Lorca
translated by Peter Luke

A woman full of passion and life in rural Spain remains childless.
Yerma's desperate desire for motherhood becomes an obsession. Clashing
with the strict moral codes of those around her, she is driven to the
limits of her sanity, willing to anything to have a child.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    13f, 3m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

  • Time Period 1930s
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Licensing & Materials

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Authors

Federico García Lorca

Federico García Lorca

Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936) is widely considered to be Spain's most important playwright and poet. He and his close friend Salvador Dalí took the literary and artistic worlds by storm in the 1920's, introducing daring explorations of desire, sexuality and surrealism. ...

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Author

Peter Luke

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