Yerma
Yerma [ˈɟʝeɾma] is a play by the Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It was written in 1934 and first performed that same year. García Lorca describes the play as "a tragic poem." The play tells the story of a childless woman living in rural Spain. Her desperate desire for motherhood becomes an obsession that eventually drives her to commit a horrific crime.
| Yerma | |
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Margarita Xirgu and Pilar Muñoz in a scene of the play. | |
| Written by | Federico García Lorca |
| Characters | Yerma Juan Victor Maria Dolores Two Sisters-in-law Pagan Old Woman Male Female Boy Shepherd Child Six Washerwomen Two Girls Two Women Two Old Women Three Men Seven Young Girls Children |
| Date premiered | 1934 |
| Genre | Tragedy |
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