LA MONJA ALFÉREZ
(The Lieutenant Nun)

By Juan Ruiz de Alarcón

Directed by Daniel Alonso de Santos

Verse Direction by Karmele Aranburu

Adaptation by Daniel Alonso de Santos & Germán Vega García-Luengos

MAIN STAGE SERIES: Classical Plays

The story of a 17th Century decorated trans soldier.

Teatro Círculo’s production reimagines La monja alférez as a play within a play set in a piano bar in present day New York City. The MC, a nonbinary pianist and opera singer, introduces the powerful true story of Guzmán (Catalina de Erauso).

From October 17 to November 2, 2025

Cast: María Fontanals, Sandra Gumuzzio, Eva Cristina Vásquez, Gerardo Gudiño, Fernando Gazzaniga, José Cheo Oliveras, Mario Mattei, Jei Fabiano

Performed in Spanish Verse with Overtitles in English

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes. No intermission.

At Teatro Círculo, 64 East 4th Street, NYC