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Click here for a recent blog on Latinx Shakespeares of the 20th Century, published by the Folger Shakespeare Library for their Shakespeare & Beyond series
Welcome to the first online archive of Latinx theatrical adaptation.
LatinxShakespeares.Org is an archive that includes reviews and ephemera from over 200 Latinx-authored and/or Latinx-themed Shakespearean productions and adaptations and over 100 Latinx-authored and/or Latinx-themed adaptations of other western classics staged in the United States over the last seventy-five years.
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This archive is intended for artists and researchers, and anyone who is interested in theatre history and art-making.
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The archive was built, created, and is run by Carla Della Gatta, PhD, a theatre historian and performance theorist who has researched the intersections of Shakespeare and Latinidad since 2010. She works with theaters and artists on staging ethnic and bilingual classical theatre.
Recent, Current, & Upcoming Shows
Macbeth
translated by Migdalia Cruz
(dir. Stephanie Coltrin)
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Shakespeare By the Sea (Redondo Beach, CA)
June 26 - July 25, 2026
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Cruz's modern-verse translation was originally penned for the Play On Shakespeare initiative. It is being performed outdoors in various locations across the South Bay, free of charge.
Sueño
by José Rivera
(dir. Marcela Lorca)
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American Players Theatre (Spring Green, WI)
August 7 - September 26, 2026
Rivera’s adaptation of La vida es sueño by Calderón was first produced in 1998. Rivera retains Calderón’s three-act structure, story, and setting, while updating the language in English and retaining a few Spanish words.
La Muerte de un Viajante
adapted and translated by Alexa Kuve
(dirs. Samantha Pazos and Nilo Cruz)
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ARCA Images and MDCA (Miami, FL)
August 21 - 30, 2026
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As part of the United States' 250th anniversary, ARCA Images and Miami-Dade County Auditorium present this adaptation of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, performed entirely in Spanish.
Antigone In the Language of Kings
by Evelina Fernández
(dir. José Luis Valenzuela)
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The Getty Villa Museum and Latino Theater Company (Pacific Palisades, CA)
September 3 - October 3, 2026
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Fernández adapts Sophocles' play for the outdoor Getty Villa and sets the action in pre-conquest Tenochtitlan, Mexico.
El Quijote
by Santiago García
(dir. Jorge Alí Triana)
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Repertorio Español (New York, NY)
11 shows between October 27, 2026 - May 26, 2027
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Adapted by García for Colombia's Teatro de la Candelaria in 2000, this all-Spanish production has run in repertory each winter at Repertorio Español since 2006.
For a complete list of upcoming productions of West Side Story in the United States and worldwide, see here.
Available Books
This book includes essays and interviews from 25 playwrights, actors, scholars, dramaturgs, and directors who work at the intersections of Shakespeare and Latinx theatrical production.
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It is available at all major online booksellers in hardcover and ebook. In February 2023, it went to paperback.
Latinx Shakespeares, the monograph, explores how Latinx culture is constructed dramaturgically and textually in recent Shakespearean adaptations and productions.
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It is available at all major online booksellers.
It is also available for FREE to download. Hit the button below.
Online Essays, Blogs, Podcasts, and Videos
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​​The Resources page includes podcasts and videos on Latinx Shakespeares and the many intersections of Shakespeare and Latinidad. It also has resources on Latinx theatre, bilingual theatre and translations, and Shakespeare.​
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The Resources page also includes a list of and links to the productions that have full audio or video available.
For short essays published by the Folger Shakespeare Library, HowlRound, academic journals, and other online sites, as well as original blogs written for this archive, see the Blog page.
For a full list of Dr. Della Gatta's scholarship and media, see carladellagatta.com.
LatinxShakespeares.Org is a non-profit site.
This is an online, living, and growing archive of Latinx Theatre Adaptation.
Please credit all artists and scholars appropriately.
Please cite the archive in your dramaturgical and scholarly research.
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All images and ephemera have been posted with permission from theaters and artists.
They may not be reproduced or re-posted without permission.
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I built and paid for this site myself because of my love for theatre and theatre-makers.
I will be managing it as editor and adding to it each month.
All donations go to maintenance of the site.
