The House of the Spirits (based on Isabel Allende's novel)

by Caridad Svich

Winner of 2011 American Theatre Critics Association Primus Prize.

Award-winning play based on Isabel Allende's landmark novel charts the complex
social and political lives of three generations of a family in an un-named country in Latin America. The conflicted rags to riches rise of a stubborn patriarch is contrasted with the interior and exterior worlds of a grandmother, mother and daughter growing up in the...

Winner of 2011 American Theatre Critics Association Primus Prize.

Award-winning play based on Isabel Allende's landmark novel charts the complex
social and political lives of three generations of a family in an un-named country in Latin America. The conflicted rags to riches rise of a stubborn patriarch is contrasted with the interior and exterior worlds of a grandmother, mother and daughter growing up in the shadow of violence. This play with songs in the author's Spanish and English language versions has played to audiences across the US and Latin America, professional theatres and colleges. An edition of this play is in TheatreForum magazine Issue No 36.

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The House of the Spirits (based on Isabel Allende's novel)

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    “

    Svich condenses a long, epic novel into a beautiful theatrical piece through the use of poetry, image, and song. This play is both a universal family drama and a lesson in Chilean history through the eyes of powerful women. On top of that, it presents exciting challenges for designers, actors, directors, and more. Read and produce it - I so want to see it done!

    Svich condenses a long, epic novel into a beautiful theatrical piece through the use of poetry, image, and song. This play is both a universal family drama and a lesson in Chilean history through the eyes of powerful women. On top of that, it presents exciting challenges for designers, actors, directors, and more. Read and produce it - I so want to see it done!

    ”

Production History

  • Professional, Spanish Theatre Company, Cervantes Theatre, LondonUK, 2019
  • University, UC Berkeley Theatre, 2019
  • University, Webster University, 2014
  • Professional, Gala Hispanic Theatre, 2013
  • Professional, Vortex Theater, Albuquerque, 2011
  • Professional, Denver Center Theatre Company, 2010
  • Professional, Teatro Mori Parque Arauco Chile, 2010
  • Professional, Main Street Theatre, 2009
  • Professional, Repertorio Espanol, 2009

Awards

  • Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting
    HOLA Award
    2009
  • Primus Prize
    American Theatre Critics Association
    2011