Spanish Tradition and the Search for Reality: "Life Is a Dream" at the University of Iowa

"And dream we will, for we are in so odd a world that just to live is to dream." - Segismundo, Life Is a Dream

In his aptly titled Life Is a Dream, playwright Pedro Calderon de la Barca suggests that even if life is no more real that our sleeping stories, the Golden Rule still applies. Actions and relationships still have pertinence, and the status of an individual is defined by the opinions of those around him. Calderon's poetic 1636 play continues this weekend as part of the University of Iowa's 2003 Mainstage season.