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5th

Season


The Grandmother


by Roberto "Tito" Cossa (Argentina)
Directed by Mario Marcel

About the play

Unique! Delirious!! Unexpected!!! The Grandmother who traditionally nourishes the weak and the young serves here as a mirror of our human condition, the keeper of our memory that reminds us of our history of hopes and despair.

About the author

Roberto (Tito) Cossa was born in 1934 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, into a family of actors. After establishing a fruitful career as a journalist, Cossa switched to the theater to capture the frustrations and impotency of man, with his resulting play, Our Weekend, premiering in 1964. From then until 1975, he developed his theatrical skills by becoming a lead writer for cinema and TV.

In 1977, Cossa shook the foundations of traditional theater with his new play, La Nona (The Grandmother). Going beyond the simple anecdote, La Nona uses Argentina as a microcosm to take time forwards and backwards, putting value on things according to their usage and exposing the universal grotesque forms society can take.

From the decisive moment on, Cossa has a dominant voice that is considered as one the best in Latin America and one of the three most important Argentinean playwrights in recent times. That is evident throughout his work, such as the plays: Tute Cabrero, You Don’t Have to Cry, Gray by Absence, The Crazy Uncle, The Old Servant, and No One Remembers Frederick Chopin Anymore. His theater takes us on the constant search for human dignity.

Cast
María..........……………………. Marta Ortúzar
Anyula.........…………………… Carmen Claros
Chicho.........…………………… Mario Marcel
Nona........……………………... Javier Terán
Marta.......……………………... Lorena Sabogal
Carmelo.......………………….. Leo Redín
Don Francisco....……………. Mario Medel


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