Casa de empeños

by Christian Nájera Jiménez

About the play

On her first day on the job, Leonor comes across a copy of “Los empeños de una casa.” Interestingly, the characters in the book share names with her and her new colleagues: Carlos, Castaño, and Ana. Intrigued, Leonor will try to unravel the mystery of that book without losing her freedom. Inspired by “Los empeños de una casa,” by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, this play is a baroque sitcom about adapting and adjusting.

La casa de empeños will be in Spanish, with English translations provided. 

* This performance is part “New Dramaturgies of Classical Hispanic Theater” Residency/Laboratory, organized by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the LA Escena Festival, through the Mex-Clásicos (Alianza-MX) initiative and the Cultural Outreach Coordination Office of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), via the UNAM Theater Department, the International University Theater Festival (FITU), and the School of Philosophy and Letters.”

This play is also the winning project in the Theater category of the “Estímulos” call for proposals under the “Impulso a creadores 2025” program of the Cultural Institute of León.

In addition, this project has been selected for the 54th International Cervantino Festival (FIC) and the 46th National Theater Showcase (MNT).