It’s not Shakespeare, but it’s “a Dream”
An overly-pensive prince and a tempest-tossed, cross-dressing maiden currently share the stage at the Whitney Theater, but their names are not Hamlet or Viola.
Prince Segismundo and Lady Rosaura, instead, are two members of a fairy-tale band of characters that populate “Life is a Dream,” directed by Isaac Durand ’10. Durand selected this 17th century parable by Spanish playwright Pedro Calderón de la Barca to be his senior project.
The play follows a motley crew of royalty and fools, as they navigate a treacherous, twist-filled plot that includes self-fulfilling prophecies,...
