A New Take of Lope de Vega’s PERIBÁÑEZ Y EL COMENDADOR DE OCAÑA to Open Teatro Círculo’s 2026-2027 Season

A young newlywed couple’s lives are forever disrupted by the Commander of Ocaña... At a time when a knock on the door can bring danger to the Latino community, Teatro Círculo presents PERIBÁÑEZ Y EL COMENDADOR DE OCAÑA by Lope de Vega, in a free version by José Luis Alonso de Santos, directed by Daniel Alonso de Santos and verse direction by Karmele Aranburu. Cast: Israel Franco-Müller, Fermín Suárez, María Fontanals, José Cheo Oliveras, Fernando Gazzaniga, Eva Cristina Vásquez, Luis Rivera Figueroa and Gabriel Leyva. Production design by Israel Franco-Müller and assistant director & stage manager is Caridad del Valle. Curtain times: Fridays & Saturdays at 7pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 2pm. Thanks to Howard Gilman Foundation and the support of the “State of New York”, SUBSIDIZED $10 TICKETS are available only for Saturday performances using code ACCESS. PERFORMED IN SPANISH VERSE WITH OVERTITLES IN ENGLISH. ADA Accessible. A story where dignity doesn’t yield to power.