A Theatre Studio Ensemble Production in collaboration with the UB School of Management Center for AI Business Innovation
From works by Antonio Machado and Others
Directed by Maria S. Horne
Apr. 10 - 11, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
UB Center for the Arts Rehearsal Workshop
$25 Adults
$20 Seniors/Veterans/UB Employees
$15 Students
$10 UB Students
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*Playbill will be available 48 hours before performance.
This interdisciplinary performance brings to life the poetic voices of early 20th-century Spanish poets in a new original translation through an innovative collaboration led by Maria S. Horne and Dominic Sellitto. Blending selected poems and dramatic work, this 60-minute production offers a rich, immersive experience. A post-performance Q&A will invite audiences to engage directly with the creative team and explore the work’s artistic and historical dimensions in the age of AI.
The anticipated run-time is approximately 60 minutes, and it will be followed by a question and answer session.
The production embraces a stripped-down aesthetic. No lighting or set design, and minimal props and costumes --- effectively, conditions which mirror those which Shakespeare’s players worked in. Elizabethan actors often had only four days of rehearsal. According, our actors will take the stage with script in hand – holding scrolls upon which are their parts so they might reference as they act.
Henry VI ii has 52 named parts. Our actors will play between four and six roles each. In addition, each will be cast in two “tracks.” Before every performance, a coin flip will determine which track they play for that performance, ensuring that every performance will be unique.
As the production develops, director Dr. Danielle Rosvally is documenting the behind-the-scenes process on TikTok at: http://www.tiktok.com/@yassifiedshax (look for “Directing Henry” in the video banner).