Name: Sueño
Start: 2026-03-05T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-03-13T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Canady Creative Arts Center, 1436 Evansdale Dr, Morgantown, WV, United States, West Virginia 26506

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Set in 1635, this metaphysical drama—renowned as one of the jewels of the Spanish Golden Age—Sueño follows the life of young Prince Segismundo, heir to the Spanish throne, who is imprisoned at birth when astrologers predicted his reign as king would result in the country's ruin. The brilliant, passionate prince is raised in isolation. His only companions are the nobleman Clotaldo and a God whose very existence he questions. When his father King Basilio finds his own life ending without a legitimate heir, he releases Segismundo and places him on the throne. If Segismundo is gentle and civilized, Basilio reasons, he will be allowed to reign. If he is as wild and barbaric as the stars predicted, he'll be sent back to his imprisonment and told that his brief moment of freedom and power was only a dream. When the tormented Segismundo demonstrates the worst of the astrologers' fears and he's sent back to the tower, he's forever unable to distinguish between real life and the world of dreams.
Sueño is written in sharp contemporary language but it nevertheless seeks to ask the eternal questions posed by Calderón: What is man—an angel or an animal? What is honor? What is freedom? If life is a dream, who is dreaming us? Could God Himself be the greatest dream of all?
Translated and adapted by José Rivera, from the play Life is a Dream by Pedro
Calderón de la Barca
Gladys G. Davis Theatre
Director: Shelby Garrett
ASL-Interpreted Performance
Saturday, March 7, 7:30pm
For patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing, we have reserved a section of seats that provide the best sight lines to follow ASL interpreters and the action on stage for this designated performance. To purchase these specially discounted tickets, select the Saturday, March 7, 7:30pm performance, enter a quantity for the American Sign Language Seat ticket type at the bottom of the available options, and select seats from the center section. *Please note that you cannot add American Sign Language Seat tickets to the cart at the same time as any other ticket type. If you are purchasing another ticket type in addition to the ASL seats, you would need to add them to the cart separately. For assistance, please visit the Box Office in-person or email [email protected].