Meme Garcia on "house of suenos"
b'For generations, artists have been shaping and changing Shakespeare to fit their times. The best adaptations add specific textures of place and culture, or a fluidity of language that can take centuries-old work and make it brand new. Seattle Shakespeare Company is presenting one of those works: a Salvadoran-American adaptation of "Hamlet" called "house of sue\\xf1os," by actor and playwright Meme Garc\\xeda. \\n\\nIn "house of sue\\xf1os," sisters Rina and Amelia prepare to celebrate Mom\\u2019s marriage to their new Stepdad. But when Amelia tells her sister of the mysterious voice and shadowy figure she saw in the attic last night, it becomes clear that not all in this house is as it seems. \\n\\nGarc\\xeda\\u2019s play is being released as a special five-episode series from the Seattle Shakespeare Company\\u2019s Rough Magic podcast. You can listen to it through March 17 wherever you get your podcasts or on the company\\u2019s website, https://www.seattleshakespeare.org/houseofsuenos/.\\n\\nWe talked to Garc\\xeda about adapting Shakespeare, mental illness in Hamlet and in their own experiences, and how they crafted the language of their play. Garc\\xeda is interviewed by Barbara Bogaev.\\n\\nMeme Garc\\xeda is a Fulbright Scholar with a Master\\u2019s degree in Classical Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. As an actor, they have performed with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, upstart crow collective, and Seattle Shakespeare Company, among other theaters.\\n\\nFrom the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast. Published March 2, 2021. \\xa9 Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This podcast episode, \\u201cWhat Dreams May Come,\\u201d was produced by Richard Paul. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. Ben Lauer is the web producer, with help from Leonor Fernandez. We had technical help from Andrew Feliciano and Evan Marquart at Voice Trax West in Studio City, California.'