The Theatre History Podcast
Episode 106: Staging Latinx Shakespeares with Dr. Carla Della Gatta
July 15, 202434 min · 5,754 words
Show notes
Dr. Carla Della Gatta joins us to talk about Latinx Shakespeare productions and her book Latinx Shakespeares: Staging U.S. Intercultural Theater.
Highlighted moments
I see the word as a disruption. It's not a word in Spanish or in English. And to me, it signals that disruption and that confrontation of Latinx peoples with the dominant culture today, as well as the creativity of language play that is germane to Latinidad.
“when Romeo says goodbye to Juliet for what is actually their last time when they're both alive and know that, the calaveras just stood on stage and slowly pulled his arm and walked him backwards. And that's how he exited the scene.”
“I put the analysis by theater practitioners on equal level with academic theorists.”
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