Life is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. Adapted by Jeremiah Albers.
       
     
"I can't move. I'm a block of fire and ice..."
       
     
"Surrender your weapons. Or this pistol will tear out your throats like a metal viper."
       
     
"This is my sword, which to you alone can be given. I will not yield it into less noble hands."
       
     
"Just then a fiery eagle soared to the heavens..."
       
     
"O my stars! What's this I see?"
       
     
"...For all of life is just a dream. And even dreams are only dreams."
       
     
"It's Estrella!"
       
     
"If you think you are dreaming, majesty, look to those mountains and see the soldiers who number there awaiting your orders."
       
     
"Cosmos, let me be victorious and reign as is my right!"
       
     
"And as you rise to protect Poland, may you also offer the light of your protection to an unfortunate woman who throws herself on your mercy..."
       
     
The Battle Rages
       
     
The King Flees
       
     
The Death of Clarion
       
     
Life is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. Adapted by Jeremiah Albers.
       
     
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Life is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. Adapted by Jeremiah Albers.

(l. to r.) Chris Tennison as Basilio, Peter Kieklak, and Bethany Kasper as Courtiers in Life is a Dream. University of Arkansas Theatre. MainStage Season. February, 2018.

Director - Jeremiah Albers

Choreographer - Gail Leftwich

Fight Choreographer - Scott Russell

Scenic Designer - Austin Aschbrenner

Lighting Designer - Shawn Irish

Costume Designer - Kelsey Looney

Sound Designer - Eric Armstrong

Stage Manager - Joe Millett

"I can't move. I'm a block of fire and ice..."
       
     
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"I can't move. I'm a block of fire and ice..."

Na’Tosha De’Von as Rosaura and Justin Mackey as Clarion in Life is a Dream. University of Arkansas Theatre. February 2018. Photo by Shawn Irish.

"Surrender your weapons. Or this pistol will tear out your throats like a metal viper."
       
     
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"Surrender your weapons. Or this pistol will tear out your throats like a metal viper."

(l. to r.) Scott Russell as Clotaldo, William Alex Larson, Madi Watkins as Guards, Cody Shelton as Segismundo, Maggie Wood as Guard, Na'Tosha De'Von as Rosaura, Justin Mackey as Clarion, Charl Young and Peter Kieklak as Guards. Photo by Shawn Irish.

"This is my sword, which to you alone can be given. I will not yield it into less noble hands."
       
     
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"This is my sword, which to you alone can be given. I will not yield it into less noble hands."

(l. to r.) Madi Watkins as Guard, Justin Mackey as Clarion, Maggie Wood as Guard, Na’Tosha De’Von as Rosaura, Charl Young as Guard, and Scott Russell as Clotaldo in Life is a Dream. University of Arkansas Theatre. February 2018. Photo by Shawn Irish.

"Just then a fiery eagle soared to the heavens..."
       
     
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"Just then a fiery eagle soared to the heavens..."

(l. to r.) Scott Russell as Clotaldo, and Chris Tennison as Basilio in Life is a Dream. University of Arkansas Theatre. February 2018. Photo by Shawn Irish.

"O my stars! What's this I see?"
       
     
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"O my stars! What's this I see?"

(l. to r.) Peter Kieklak, Maggie Wood, William Alex Larson as Servants, Justin Mackey as Clarion, Scott Russell as Clotaldo, Cody Shelton as Segismundo, Jacinda Fletcher, Landan Stocker, Bethany Kasper, Madi Watkins, Charl Young, and Christina Aronowitz as Servants in Life is a Dream. University of Arkansas Theatre. February, 2018. Photo by Shawn Irish.

"...For all of life is just a dream. And even dreams are only dreams."
       
     
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"...For all of life is just a dream. And even dreams are only dreams."

Cody Shelton as Segismundo in Life is a Dream. University of Arkansas Theatre. February 2018. Photo by Shawn Irish.

"It's Estrella!"
       
     
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"It's Estrella!"

(l. to r.) Na’Tosha De’Von as Rosaura, Chandler Reid Evans as Astolfo, and Chloe Haroldson as Estrella in Life is a Dream. University of Arkansas Theatre. February 2018. Photo by Shawn Irish.

"If you think you are dreaming, majesty, look to those mountains and see the soldiers who number there awaiting your orders."
       
     
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"If you think you are dreaming, majesty, look to those mountains and see the soldiers who number there awaiting your orders."

(l. to r.) Alex Larson as Soldier, Cody Shelton as Segismundo, Christina Aronowitz (foreground) as Soldier, Maggie Wood, Peter Kieklak, and Bethany Kasper as Soldiers, and Justin Mackey as Clarion in Life is a Dream. University of Arkansas Theatre. February 2018. Photo by Austin Aschbrenner.

"Cosmos, let me be victorious and reign as is my right!"
       
     
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"Cosmos, let me be victorious and reign as is my right!"

(l. to r.) Cody Shelton as Segismundo and Justin Mackey as Clarion in Life is a Dream. University of Arkansas Theatre. February 2018. Photo by Shawn Irish.

"And as you rise to protect Poland, may you also offer the light of your protection to an unfortunate woman who throws herself on your mercy..."
       
     
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"And as you rise to protect Poland, may you also offer the light of your protection to an unfortunate woman who throws herself on your mercy..."

(l. to r.) Na’Tosha De’Von as Rosaura, Cody Shelton as Segismundo, Peter Kieklak as Soldier, Justin Mackey as Clarion, Bethany Kasper, Maggie Wood, Christina Aronowitz, and Alex Larson as Soldiers in Life is a Dream. University of Arkansas Theatre. February 2018. Photo by Shawn Irish.

The Battle Rages
       
     
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The Battle Rages

(l. to r.) Maggie Wood as Soldier, Cody Shelton as Segismundo, and Scott Russell as Clotaldo in Life is a Dream. University of Arkansas Theatre. February 2018. Photo by Shawn Irish.

The King Flees
       
     
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The King Flees

(l. to r.) Scott Russell as Clotaldo, Chris Tennison as Basilio, and Chloe Haroldson as Estrella in Life is a Dream. University of Arkansas Theatre. February 2018. Photo by Shawn Irish.

The Death of Clarion
       
     
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The Death of Clarion

Justin Mackey as Clarion in Life is a Dream. University of Arkansas Theatre. February 2018. Photo by Shawn Irish.