VENUE NOTE: This production takes place at Omni Commons (4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland, CA 94609)

MAY 22 – JUNE 7, 2026

THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA

by Federico García Lorca
adaptation by Chay Yew
directed by Michael Socrates Moran

Following the death of her second husband, Bernarda Alba imposes an eight-year mourning period on her household—and all five of her daughters.

Featuring OTP Co-Artistic Director Lisa Ramirez in the title role, Chay Yew’s new adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s tragedy merges dance and drama to make visible what repression tries to crush: desire, rebellion, and the human right to self-determination. In a house sealed against the world, freedom claws at the walls — until something breaks.

Content Notes: This production contains strong language and themes of religious oppression, sex, gun violence and death by suicide. If you have additional questions, please email boxoffice@oaklandtheaterproject.org

PERFORMANCES

MAY 22 – JUNE 7

Performances
Thu/Fri/Sat @ 7:30pm
Sun matinees @ 2pm

Run Time: 90 minutes (no intermission)

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PRIORITY TICKET
(Reserved seating)
$70

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET
(Seating assigned upon arrival)
$40

PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN TICKET
(Or any amount at the door — contact box office for availability)
$10 / $20

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**Online ticket sales close 1 hour before each performance. Tickets may be purchased at the door — subject to availability.

Questions? Contact the Box Office at 510.646.1126 or boxoffice@oaklandtheaterproject.org

IN THE MEDIA

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“Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca remains one of the most thrilling artists of the 20th century... Lisa Ramirez, a terrific actor and co-artistic director of the company, takes on the title role, directed by Michael Socrates Moran.”
– David John Chávez, KQED

reviews

“Oakland Theater Project gives this tragedy a striking new cage… the force of Lorca’s storytelling remains sturdy and inexorable”
— Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle

“The stunning set design by Sam Fehr beautifully represents the prison in which the characters in Oakland Theater Project’s dazzling The House of Bernarda Alba, Federico Garcia Lorca’s drama adapted by playwright Chay Yew and choreographed by Bear Graham, are trapped... Every detail feels carefully observed in this production, enhanced by Michael Kelly’s score, Yew’s slightly modernized text… and Isadora Duskin Feinberg’s costumes”
— Jean Schiffman, Bay City News

“The always innovative Oakland Theater Project now presents the Chay Yew adapted English-language version of [Lorca’s] masterpiece... The staging is absolutely stunning... Director Michael Socrates Moran pulls all the stops to make the material lively and relevant”
— Victor Cordell, Cordell Reports

“Raw and unabashedly brimming with rebellion against unjust systems, The House of Bernarda Alba speaks directly to people living under pressure and forever pushing against those who seek to oppress them”
— Vita Hewitt, Midbrow

“Lorca’s tragic farewell work shows how widening class divisions erode fairness, justice, and freedom. His warning against absolute power remains chilling today”
– Jenyth Jo, Theatrius