La casa de la laguna (The House on the Lagoon) at GALA Hispanic Theatre

A play written for GALA by Caridad Svich
Based on the novel by Puerto Rican writer Rosario Ferré
Directed by Rebecca Aparicio

In The House on the Lagoon, Isabel Monfort struggles to understand and find her voice in writing the histories of her family and the family of her husband, Quintn Mendizbal. As she unveils family secrets that reflect a society rooted in racial, gender and class strife, she threatens the family patriarchy. This suspenseful saga weaves several generations of family history with a chronicle of the political history of Puerto Rico that continues to unfold.
The production is presented in Spanish with English surtitles and is appropriate for ages 12+.