UCSC FREE THEATER PERFORMANCES-MIRIAM ELLIS INTERNATIONAL PLAYHOUSE 2026

For its 23rd season, the Miriam Ellis International Playhouse will present fully-staged performances in French, Japanese, and Spanish, with English super-titles projected above the stage. The program will be directed by Language lecturers and performed by Language students.

French: Dur dur la torture (Pure Torture), written by the students, directed by Renée Cailloux.

Japanese: “きぼうのうた” (Song of Hope), directed by Naoko Yamamoto.
Spanish: "Noble campaña” (A Lofty Cause), Based on a short story by Gregorio López y Fuentes

directed by Carolina Castillo-Trelles and Sandra Malone.

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Host or Publisher Renee Cailloux