Fuenteovejuna
by Lope de Vega | directed by Bibiana Torres
Repertorio Español | July 18-27, 2025
Fuenteovejuna is a small town whose residents exist under the rule of a Commander who abuses its people recklessly–– until one woman demands that her countrymen fight back. Inspired by the real incident that took place in 1476, Fuenteovejuna invites us to consider whether we are responsible and willing to protect our neighbors, and to believe in what is possible when a town comes together. This production explored the connection between people and their natural surroundings, and how a place withers as its residents are abused.
featuring Kiara Alejandra, Fernando Gazzaniga, Danny Borba, Elías Viñoles, Kiani González de Jesús, Camila Rozo, Leo Sánchez, David Fajardo Heredia, Gerardo Gudiño, and Gabriel Leyva
stage managed by Sophie Dopico
made possible by the New York Community Trust
photography by Alan Lin and Michael Palma Mir.
“Bibiana Torres manages to make everything understood, even that which goes unsaid… with great intelligence and sensibility, and does so without forced underlining, allowing the agency of the women of Fuente Ovejuna to manifest way beyond the original context.
The play you are about to see belongs to Lope, yes, but above all, it belongs to Bibiana Torres.”
Víctor Sierra Matute, Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature at NYU & Baruch College
