House of the Spirits
When
Runs from
Thursday November 6 2025
to Saturday November 15 2025
Approximate running time: 2 hours and 15 minutes
Venue
Event Notes
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HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS
By Caridad Svich
Directed by Tyler Garcia
November 6 - 15, 2025
Young Theatre
8pm: 11/6, 11/7, 11/8, 11/12, 11/13, 11/14, 11/15
2pm: 11/8, 11/15
Caridad Svich’s “The House of the Spirits” is a poetic adaptation of Chilean author Isabel Allende’s haunting novel centered on the women of the Trueba family as they rise from rags to riches in the shadow of social and political turmoil. Infused with magical realism and spanning four generations, this darkly poetic story is both a universal family drama and a lesson in Chilean history as seen through the eyes of powerful women. Winner of the 2009 HOLA Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting award and the 2011 Primus Prize American Theatre Critics Association award.
This play makes references and allusions to real events that occurred in Chile from the 1920s to the 1970s. Some of these may be striking, off-putting, or uncomfortable for some people. The play has numerous depictions, references to, and discussion of torture, rape, militaristic and police violence, as well as violence and sexual assault of a variety of degrees.
Please be advised this production contains mature subject matter including depictions/references/discussion of, and allusions to: rape, torture, militaristic violence, police violence, sexual violence and assault and political protest
Admission Information
ANY CSUF STUDENT RECEIVES 1 FREE TICKET FOR THEIR PERSONAL USE! COME TO THE BOX OFFICE TO REGISTER!
Tickets: $14 / $12 Titan Price*
All orders subject to a $4 processing fee
*Titan prices for advance sales only (non CSUF students, senior citizens age 62+, & CSUF staff, faculty, Alumni Association, OLLI, & support group members).
Minimum age is 4 years old and a ticket it required - no babes in arms.
NOTE: Discounts offered on advance purchases-ONLY. Regular-priced tickets are sold immediately prior to a performance.
Thank you for your continued support. Now, on with the show!
Box Office Information
Tuesday-Friday: 12 pm to 4 pm
Closed on major holidays, Winter, Spring and Summer Breaks
The Box Office is also open one hour prior to scheduled ticketed performances (sale is limited exclusively to that day's performance's only).
Cash, check or credit card accepted
The Box Office is located on the southwest corner of the Clayes Performing Arts Center. Free 15-minute parking is available at the north/east corner of the Nutwood Parking Structure (1st floor).
Parking for Performances: Effective August 25, 2025, parking on Saturdays and Sundays will be $6. At all other times, daily permits are required and can be purchased in advance for $12 via the ParkMobile website Zone 1678 . You can also access the ParkMobile app via QR code on the sign by the elevators before you exit the parking structure.
Further information on parking on campus can be found here
Contact Information: Clayes Performing Arts Center Box Office (657) 278-3371
By Caridad Svich
Directed by Tyler Garcia
November 6 - 15, 2025
Young Theatre
8pm: 11/6, 11/7, 11/8, 11/12, 11/13, 11/14, 11/15
2pm: 11/8, 11/15
Caridad Svich’s “The House of the Spirits” is a poetic adaptation of Chilean author Isabel Allende’s haunting novel centered on the women of the Trueba family as they rise from rags to riches in the shadow of social and political turmoil. Infused with magical realism and spanning four generations, this darkly poetic story is both a universal family drama and a lesson in Chilean history as seen through the eyes of powerful women. Winner of the 2009 HOLA Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting award and the 2011 Primus Prize American Theatre Critics Association award.
This play makes references and allusions to real events that occurred in Chile from the 1920s to the 1970s. Some of these may be striking, off-putting, or uncomfortable for some people. The play has numerous depictions, references to, and discussion of torture, rape, militaristic and police violence, as well as violence and sexual assault of a variety of degrees.
Please be advised this production contains mature subject matter including depictions/references/discussion of, and allusions to: rape, torture, militaristic violence, police violence, sexual violence and assault and political protest
Admission Information
ANY CSUF STUDENT RECEIVES 1 FREE TICKET FOR THEIR PERSONAL USE! COME TO THE BOX OFFICE TO REGISTER!
Tickets: $14 / $12 Titan Price*
All orders subject to a $4 processing fee
*Titan prices for advance sales only (non CSUF students, senior citizens age 62+, & CSUF staff, faculty, Alumni Association, OLLI, & support group members).
Minimum age is 4 years old and a ticket it required - no babes in arms.
NOTE: Discounts offered on advance purchases-ONLY. Regular-priced tickets are sold immediately prior to a performance.
Thank you for your continued support. Now, on with the show!
Box Office Information
Tuesday-Friday: 12 pm to 4 pm
Closed on major holidays, Winter, Spring and Summer Breaks
The Box Office is also open one hour prior to scheduled ticketed performances (sale is limited exclusively to that day's performance's only).
Cash, check or credit card accepted
The Box Office is located on the southwest corner of the Clayes Performing Arts Center. Free 15-minute parking is available at the north/east corner of the Nutwood Parking Structure (1st floor).
Parking for Performances: Effective August 25, 2025, parking on Saturdays and Sundays will be $6. At all other times, daily permits are required and can be purchased in advance for $12 via the ParkMobile website Zone 1678 . You can also access the ParkMobile app via QR code on the sign by the elevators before you exit the parking structure.
Further information on parking on campus can be found here
Contact Information: Clayes Performing Arts Center Box Office (657) 278-3371