The House of Bernarda Alba - Adaptations

Adaptations

Film adaptations include:

• La casa de Bernarda Alba (1987) and its
• English made-for-TV movie The House of Bernarda Alba (1991)
• 1991 Indian film directed by Govind Nihlani, Rukmavati ki Haveli.

In 1967, choreographer Eleo Pomare adapted the play into his ballet, Las Desenamoradas, featuring music by John Coltrane.

In 2006, the play was adapted into musical form by Michael John LaChiusa. Under the title Bernarda Alba, it opened at Lincoln Center's Mitzi Newhouse Theater on March 6, 2006, starring Phylicia Rashad in the title role, with a cast that also included Daphne Rubin-Vega.

In 2012, Emily Mann adapted Federico García Lorca's original, shifting the location from 1930s Andalusia, Spain, to contemporary Iran. This shift allows a modern audience to realize and sympathize with oppression that is prevalent in the Middle East. It permits the audience to focus on the emotional poignancy of the script and leaves them to ponder about the political background. Her adaptation opened at the Almeida Theatre under the director Bijan Sheibani, starring Shohreh Aghdashloo as the title character and Hara Yannas as Adela.

Steve Dykes Homestead ATA 2013 (Barn Theatre)