First English Performance of "Wild Thing"
By Hispanic Studies
Professors Margaret Boyle and Elena Cueto-Asín accompanied students to the opening night of Wild Thing at University of Massachusetts Amherst on Friday, February 15.
Director Gina Kauffman with Bowdoin students (L-R) Uriel Lopez-Serrano, Eugen Cotei, Devon Garcia, Marc Muro and Gaby Melendez and Prof. Margaret Boyle
Performed for the first time ever in English, the original script of Wild Thing was written in 1613 by Spanish playwright Luis Vélez de Guevara. The story focuses on the protagonist Gila, a peasant girl who calls herself a man, and the consequences she endures for her refusal to adhere to social norms.
Boyle, associate professor of Romance languages and literatures, gave a talk called “La Serrana de la Vera in its Time and Place” in the afternoon before the opening, and participated in a post-show conversation with the audience after the performance with Director Gina Kauffman and trans and queer advocate Finn Lefevre.
Hispanic Studies students with Margaret Boyle and Elena Cueto-Asín
Talk-back with Margaret Boyle, Gina Kauffman and Finn Lefevre