Destiny of Desire:
A Telenovela Play with Music
A co-production with Center Theatre Group
By Karen Zacarías
Directed by Marcela Lorca
A delightfully unapologetic homage to the classic telenovela – live onstage.
On a stormy night in Bellarica, Mexico, two baby girls are born – one into outlandish wealth, and one into a life of poverty. When the newborns are swapped by a ruthless ex-beauty queen, the stage is set for two outrageous misfortunes to grow into an extraordinary destiny. Brimming with energy and live music, Karen Zacarías’ hilarious hit, Destiny of Desire, takes you on an emotional rollercoaster sprinkled with the melodrama and wild antics that make the telenovela the most popular form of storytelling in the world.
Show Resources:
Buell Theatre
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Singleton Theatre
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Kilstrom Theatre
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Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex
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Wolf Theatre
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Randy Weeks Conservatory Theatre
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Garner Galleria Theatre
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Comedy, Play, Theatre Company
Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one 15 minute intermission
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By arrangement with Fiery Angel Limited
THE 39 STEPS
Adapted by Patrick Barlow
From the novel by John Buchan
From the movie by Alfred Hitchcock
Licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited
And an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon
Raul Abrego
Raquel Barreto
Carolina Ortiz Herrera
Melanie Chen Cole
Alex Basco Koch
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John Erickson
Xiomara Cornejo
Grady Soapes, CSA
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Bass/Valle Casting
Jerry Ruiz

Supported in part by the DCPA’s Women’s Voices Fund

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