Neva. Guillermo Calderón

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       NEVA

       ENGLISH/SPANISH BILINGUAL EDITION

      “Neva’s neobrutalist punch demonstrates . . . the enduring power of art.”

       —Time Out New York

      This politically charged, haunting and humorous play tells the story of three actors, including Anton Chekhov’s widow, who gather to rehearse scenes from The Cherry Orchard as Russia faces an impending revolution. A savage examination of the relationship between theater and historical context, Neva received its English-language premiere at The Public Theater in New York, directed by the author.

      GUILLERMO CALDERÓN is Chile’s foremost contemporary theater artist. His plays include Diciembre (December), Clase (Class), Villa, Discurso (Speech), Quake and Escuela (School). His productions have toured extensively through South America and Europe.

      ANDREA THOME’s plays have been produced throughout the U.S. Her other theatrical translations (Spanish to English) include Rodrigo García’s You Should Have Stayed Home, Morons (commissioned by Center Theatre Group for Radar LA).

      Neva is copyright © 2016 by Guillermo Calderón

      English translation copyright © 2016 by Andrea Thome

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      The publication of Neva by Guillermo Calderón, through TCG’s Book Program, is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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      LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

      Calderón, Guillermo, 1971–Neva : bilingual edition: English/Spanish / Guillermo Calderón ; translated by Andrea Thome.—First edition.

      pages cm

      ISBN 978-1-55936-784-4 (ebook)

      1. Actors—Drama. 2. Theater—Drama. I. Thome, Andrea, translator. II. Title.

      PQ8098.413.A42347 N4813

      862'.7—dc23 2015027035

      Cover design, book design and composition by Lisa Govan

      Cover photo by Julieta Cervantes

      First Edition, January 2016

      CONTENTS

      NEVA (English)

      NEVA (Español)

       NEVA

       PRODUCTION HISTORY

      Neva had its English language premiere at The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director) in New York on March 11, 2013. It was directed by Guillermo Calderón. The costume design was by Susan Hilferty, the original music was by Tomás González; the fight director was Thomas Schall and the production stage manager was Buzz Cohen.

MASHA	Quincy Tyler Bernstine
ALEKO	Luke Robertson
OLGA KNIPPER	Bianca Amato

      The original production of Neva was developed for Chile’s Teatro en el Blanco Theater Company (Trinidad González, Paula Zúñiga and Jorge Becker). Original designs were by María Jesús González, Pilar Landerretche and Jorge “Chino” González; the composer was Tomás González. The play premiered in Santiago, Chile, in 2006.

       CHARACTERS

      MASHA, actress, thirty-six

      ALEKO, actor, thirty

      OLGA KNIPPER, actress, Chekhov’s widow, thirty-six