PERIBÁÑEZ Y EL COMENDADOR DE OCAÑA
(Peribáñez and the Commander of Ocaña)
By Lope de Vega
Free Version by José Luis Alonso de Santos
Directed by Daniel Alonso de Santos
Verse Direction by Karmele Aranburu
MAIN STAGE SERIES: Classical Plays
A story where dignity doesn’t yield to power
Teatro Círculo presents Peribáñez y el Comendador de Ocaña, a Spanish Golden Age Classic by Lope de Vega in a free version by José Luis Alonso de Santos.
In this exciting new modern take of Lope’s story, a newlywed young happy couple – Peribáñez and Casilda – whose lives are disrupted by the Commander of Ocaña, who makes their existence miserable, are forced to leave behind their home and everything they know.
This thrilling new production brings Lope’s masterpiece vividly to life for contemporary audiences.
From September 18 to October 4, 2026
Cast: Israel Franco Müller, Fermín Suárez, María Fontanals, José Cheo Oliveras, Fernando Gazzaniga, Eva Cristina Vásquez,
Luis Rivera Figueroa, Gabriel Leyva
Performed in Spanish Verse with Overtitles in English
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes. No intermission.
At Teatro Círculo, 64 East 4th Street, NYC