Neva by Guillermo Caldern

Neva by Guillermo Caldern

Guillermo Calderon is an authentic genius of the theater . . . you can't say you've heard or seen any of it before, which may make you want to hear and see it again.--The New Yorker

Neva's neobrutalist punch demonstrates . . . the enduring power of art.--Time Out New York

Brilliant and provocative.--TheatreMania

A lovely, disturbing drama . . . Calderon's drama is Chekhovian in the best sense.--The Village Voice

This politically charged, haunting yet humorous meditation on theater and the revolutionary impulse tells the story of three actors, including Anton Chekhov's widow, who gather to rehearse scenes from The Cherry Orchard as Russia faces an impending revolution. A savage examination of the relationship between theater and historical context, Neva is the author's first play, which he directed for its English language premiere at the Public Theater in New York City.

Guillermo Calderon is Chile's foremost contemporary theater artist. His plays include Diciembre (December), Clase (Class), Villa, Discurso (Speech), Quake, and Escuela (School), and his productions have toured extensively through South America and Europe. His co-written screenplay Violeta won the World Cinema Jury Prize for Drama at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and other awards include Best Play of the Year (Art Critics Circle of Chile), three Chilean Altazor Awards for Best Playwright and Best Director, and the 2010 Bank of Scotland Angel Award (Edinburgh Fringe Festival).

Guillermo Calderón (Director, Writer) is one of Chile's most prominent modern theater artists. Neva, Diciembre (December), Clase (Class), Villa, Discurso (Speech), Quake, and Escuela (School) are some of his works. Calderón has performed widely throughout South America and Europe with his productions. Buenos Aires International Theatre Festival, Chekhov Festival (Russia), Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotland), Festival d'Automne (France), Santiago A Mil (Chile), Seoul Performing Arts Festival (Korea), TeatroStageFest (NYC), TEATERFORMEN Festival (Germany), Wiener Festwochen (Austria), World Theatre Festival (Belgium), The Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival (NYC) and The Public Theater The Schauspiel Duesseldorf (Germany), the Royal Court Theater (England), and the Foundation Santiago A Mil (Chile) have all commissioned him.

In the spring of 2013, Theater Magazine (Yale) released Villa and Speech. Neva had its English Language Premiere in March at The Public Theater, and its West Coast premiere in June at Center Theatre Group, in collaboration with South Coast Repertory and La Jolla Playhouse. He is now working on a Royal Court Theater commission.