ROCK SPRINGS — Western Wyoming Community College’s theatre program is taking on Man of La Mancha, the Tony Award winning musical inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote.

Directed by theatre instructor Steve Cramer, the production blends humor and heartbreak in a layered story where Miguel de Cervantes, imprisoned during the Spanish Inquisition, transforms himself into the delusional but noble knight Don Quixote determined to dream the impossible dream.

For Emiliano Gonzalez, who plays Sancho Panza, Quixote’s loyal squire, the role is both comedic and heartfelt.

“It’s really fun,” Gonzalez said. “I usually play the comic relief or the quirky sidekick, and that’s kind of my typecast. But Sancho has such a big heart. He’s a ride-or-die for Don Quixote, he’s always there, no matter wh

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