Event

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo was a renowned surrealist painter, social reformer, and wife of the prominent Mexican painter/muralist, Diego Rivera. The story of their tempestuous romance is the focus of the play. Frida Kahlo was known for her emotional paintings; forever remembered as a distinctive artist whose paintings conveyed the "pain and passion" of her relationships, her physical torment, and her conflicted feelings about the feminine experience and sexuality. "My reputation as an artist will not coincide with the cult of my personality," says the heroine of "Frida Kahlo." Dr. Manuel Pickett's staging of Rubén Amavizca Murúa's surreal collage about the iconic Mexican artist is an intense summation of her creative core as much as documentation of her remarkable history.

Sacramento Elly Award winner, Diana Mandujano will play Frida Kahlo, Richard Falcón will present her husband Diego Rivera, Frida's alter ego will be played by John Dryden and Frida's sister, Christina, will be played by Mariana Seda. Valentina Portela will portray the actress, Paula, a role fashioned after the famous Mexican film actress, Maria Felix, one of Rivera's paramours.

Frida Kahlo plays September 9 to October 16, 2011 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm. All shows will be performed in English. Tickets: $20 general; $15 students, seniors, and Teatro Espejo and Teatro Nagual members. For reservations or information about group prices, contact Teatro Nagual at 916-548-4435 or go to www.teatronagual.com. The play will be held at The Wilkerson Stage Theater 1725 25th Street in Midtown Sacramento. Seating is limited. The theater is wheelchair accessible.