Teatro Chelsea presents Alba

A new play by Alejandro Rodriguez, selected O’Neill NPC Finalist in 2024

Alba is a fresh, funny and poignant interpretation of Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba, set in Miami.

April 17 - May 4, 2025

Chelsea Theatre Works, 181 Winnisimmet Street, Chelsea, MA

Alba was one of three plays selected out of 60 submissions for Teatro Chelsea’s A-Típico New Play festival in 2023, and subsequently chosen for further development and a full production at Teatro. Alejandro Rodriguez, an award-winning Cuban playwright based in Miami, has weaved together the threads of family, humor, exile and memories into a beautiful exploration of how we come to understand our place in the world.

Inspired by Federico García Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba, with a Cuban approach to life and humor, Alba follows a strong-willed Cuban matriarch struggling to maintain control of her unruly household amidst newfangled technology, mounting debts, and a suitor with questionable intentions. Set in working-class Miami, it is the story of a family’s journey as seen through the eyes of remembrance.

Elliot Norton award-winning director Mariela Lépez-Ponce, Co-Artistic director of Teatro Chelsea, leads a cast featuring Elisa Guzman Hosta (Alba), Luz Lopez (Amelia), Ricardo "Ricky" Holguin* (Poet), Inés De La Cruz* (Josefina), Paola Ferrer (Yolanda), Amber Nicole Rodriguez (Adela), Jessibel Falcon (Angie), and Carmen Serrato (Gladys.)

Alba features scenic design by Kristin Loeffler, lighting design by Lauren Stetson, sound design by Armando Rivera.

April 17-May 4 @ Chelsea Theatre Works Blackbox (directions here)

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The Black Box Theatre at the Chelsea Theatre Works is a hub of artistic activity. The BlackBox is a rental theater serving theater and dance groups and filmmakers, home to our Resident Artist Program & Teatro Chelsea, and the residence of Longwood Players season of shows and cabaret fundraisers.