Directed by Alana Dietze
Produced by Playwrights Arena
Golden Tongues: I Put A Spell On You
Rosaura, Queen of Constantinople, needs to marry in order to keep her throne. Can magic conjure the perfect suitor?
Although she faces a rebellion over her unmarried status, Queen Rosaura refuses to settle for a mediocre prince who might undermine her power. Instead, she enlists the help of her cousin-advisor-resident witch Aldora to conjure the perfect match for her: Partinuplés. There’s just one problem: he’s already betrothed. Rosaura and Aldora devise a series of trials to determine if Partinuplés is truly the best candidate for Rosaura, and whether he really loves her. However, they soon realize that their methods may not be entirely ethical, especially when a war breaks out in Partinuplés’ France. Narasaki crafts a whimsical realm where rom-com meets a Renaissance fantasy based on Ana Caro’s El Conde Partinuplés. In this enchanting world, trickery and magic can help women obtain what they want, but they also must confront the moral repercussions of their choices once the spells wear off.
Golden Tongues is a collaboration between Diversifying the Classics and Playwrights’ Arena. Since 2013, the Golden Tongues initiative has commissioned and staged new adaptations in English of Hispanic classical plays by Los Angeles playwrights.
I Put A Spell On You will be a staged reading in English.
Rosie Narasaki is a second-generation actor and playwright. Her play UNRIVALED just had its world premiere production with Playwright’s Arena and the Boston Court Pasadena, prior to which it was workshopped with EST/LA, Artists at Play, the Road Theatre Company, and won the 2022 LA New Play Project Award. Her play WHEN YURI MET MALCOLM toured local schools with East West Players last year, and she is also currently working on a commission for Center Theatre Group’s Library Play Readings series.
She is an alum of EST/LA’s New West Playwrights, the IAMA Under 30 Theatre Lab, the Boston Court Pasadena Playwrights, and Scripps College. She also wrote for a Netflix show once.
She is an alum of EST/LA’s New West Playwrights, the IAMA Under 30 Theatre Lab, the Boston Court Pasadena Playwrights, and Scripps College. She also wrote for a Netflix show once.
Cast
Jennifer Nelson
David Huynh
Abraham Amkpa
Hayden Bishop