GALA Hispanic Theatre’s ‘La Casa de la Laguna” looks to Puerto Rico’s past to comment on its present.

GALA commissioned Svich in spring 2020, as theaters went dark because of the pandemic, to adapt “Laguna” for a later production, once theaters reopened. Even as the omicron variant dealt a blow this winter to the theater community’s tepid revival, GALA forged ahead with its Spanish-language production of the play (with English surtitles), which begins performances Feb. 5.