February 21, 2019
Love in the Woods: Isabella Andreini’s La Mirtilla
What better way to kick off Amore’s holiday than a pastoral romp of mismatched lovers, gods, satyrs, READ MORE
February 21, 2019
La Celestina at Repertorio Español
On behalf of UCLA’s Comedia Working Group, Marta Albalá Pelegrín, Aina Soley Mateu, and Paul Cella have written subtitles READ MORE
January 22, 2019
Announcing Comedia Slam 2019
Thanks to a new grant from the UCLA Arts Initiative, next fall Diversifying the Classics will be presenting our first Comedia Slam, a one-day event that will pair staged readings of translations with roundtable conversations on interpretation, performance, and staging. READ MORE
December 13, 2018
A New Take on the Classics at Almagro
Diversifying the Classics is delighted to announce its collaboration with the Festival de Teatro Clásico de Almagro, the premier festival of its kind in Spain, now under the leadership of Ignacio García. READ MORE
December 7, 2018
Get ready for A Wild Night in Toledo!
We are excited to announce the second publication in our series The Comedia in Translation and Performance.READ MORE
December 7, 2018
Puppet Troupe Dragoncillo Breathes New Life Into the Classics
The Dragoncillo puppet troupe is the brainchild of Jason Yancey (Grand Valley State University), Esther Fernández (Rice University), Jonathan Wade (Meredith College), and Jared White (Buena Vista University), a group of scholars who specialize in Golden Age theater. READ MORE
November 18, 2018
Staged Reading of Calderón de la Barca’s To Love Beyond Death
On Wednesday, November 7th, MFA students in UCLA’s Department of Theater