Maria is cast to play the lead role of Casilda in the play Peribáñez y el Comendador de Ocaña by Lope de Vega, adaptation by José Luis Alonso de Santos. In this exciting new take of Lope’s story, a young newlywed couple’s lives are forever disrupted by the Commander of Ocaña. This timeless tragicomedy explores what happens when the desires of the powerful collide with the dignity of “ordinary” people.
The Opening
The play was premiered at Off Broadway Teatro Círculo from September 18th to October 4th of 2026. Performed in Spanish Verse with Overtitles in English.
Cast
Playwright: Lope de Vega (adaptation by José Luis Alonso de Santos Directed by Dani Alonso. Coach Verse: Karmele Aranburu
Producer: Teatro Círculo
Stage Manager: Caridad del Valle
Cast: Israel Franco-Müller, Fermin Suárez, Maria Fontanals, José Cheo Oliveras, Eva Cristina Vásquez, Fernando Gazzaniga, Gabriel Leyva and Luis Rivera Figueroa.
Costume and Light Design: Israel Franco-Müller
Pictures
By Rainer DeLailo
