2007 OUR FRIENDS... OLD AND NEW... 2008

17th

Season


X International Festival of Hispanic Theater

Oct. 9 - Nov. 17, 2007

Argentina

Puerto Rico

Colombia

Spain

Dominican Republic

Uruguay

Ecuador

Venezuela

The area's only international theater festival! As always, this year's festival combines the vibrancy and sauciness of the New World with the introspection and avant-garde of the Old.

at Gunston Arts Center - Theatre 2

Ages: 15+  - In Spanish with live English dubbing

Press Reviews


VENEZUELA
CARACAS

Teatro Altosf

From Banishment to

Meeting with the Soul,

a Pilgrimage on Earth and…

group creation

directed by Juan Carlos De Petre

Two beings struggle to be one, in the essential communion between Man and Woman. Theatrically visual, figurative; an exquisite, intangible offering which one must decipher in confession with one’s own heart and in the intimacy of one’s own soul.

October, Thursday 11 & Friday 12 - 8pm

October, Saturday 13 - 3pm & 8pm

Theatrical Dance US Première


URUGUAY
MONTEVIDEO

Teatro del Uruguay

Oh, Sarah!

by Ariel Mastandrea

directed by Bernardo Galli

A person who reinvented herself in the midst of personal drama, capable of traveling unmarked paths, fascinating multitudes with her inordinate energy. A superb evocation of Sarah Bernhardt, also paying homage to theater and to Woman.

October, Thursday 18, Friday 19 - 8pm

October, Saturday 20 - 3pm & 8pm

Comedy US Première


ARGENTINA
BUENOS AIRES

Compañía Liliana Pécora

Women of 50

by Hilda Levy & Daniela Di Segni

adapted by L. Pécora & Susana Nova

directed & performed by Liliana Pécora

‘8’ recognizable creatures in one sparkling spectacle! High heels, rouge, wrinkles and silicone... You’ll laugh at your own foibles in this adventure of Life with the best exit line: Humor! Enjoy! Life’s just beginning...

October, Thursday 25, Friday 26 - 8pm

October, Saturday 27 - 3pm & 8pm

Satirical Comedy US Première


COLOMBIA
BOGOTÁ

Teatro de Pantomima Ludi Mimo Clown

Sketches of 

a Comic

conceived, directed & performed by

Edilberto Monje Méndez

Meet Ludi – part clown, part mime. Edilberto plays the parts. But most importantly, the audience - tots to seniors – join in the fun of Ludi Mime/Clown!!!!

Tickets $10; children 12 and under Free! (courtesy of McDonald's)

October, Saturday 27 - 11:30am

November, Saturday 3 - 11:30am

& Traveling Theatre performances

Comedic Pantomime US Première - Ages: Family Show


ECUADOR
QUITO

Grupo Quilago

Three

written & directed by

Viviana Cordero

3 women, 3 lives, 3 destinies… three uprooted souls running between a dream of work and the food they can’t earn at home. The burning reality that shakes a great portion of the Americas: Emigration. With the superb acting talent of Toty Rodríguez.

November, Thursday 1, Friday 2 - 8pm

November, Saturday 3 - 3pm & 8pm

Life Comedy US Première


SPAIN
MADRID

Factoría Teatro

Memories

Last Forever

by Laila Ripoll

directed by Gonzala Martín Scherman

A story of goodbyes... a story of love and magical accidents… A different type of theater whose brushstrokes fuse sentimentality, giddiness and such significant issues as exile and emigration.

November, Thursday 8 , Friday 9 - 8pm

November, Saturday 10 - 3pm & 8pm

Comedy US Première


PUERTO RICO
SAN JUAN

DOMINICAN REP.
SANTO DOMINGO

Producciones Raúl Méndez, Inc.

Mujer en Rojo Vivo

Woman on Fire

by José Gabriel Núñez

directed by Alina Marrero

A hilarious play presented by Raúl Méndez, Inc. Productions, Puerto Rico, starring Dominican actress Xiomara Rodríguez.  The audience is submerged in the daily life of a young woman, who, like everyone, is searching for happiness and love.  Humor and laughter combine in this mirror of society.

Thursday, Nov. 15 (8PM) - (SOLD OUT)
Friday, Nov. 16 (8PM) - (SOLD OUT)
Saturday, Nov. 17 (3PM)
 Saturday, Nov. 17 (8PM) - (SOLD OUT)
Comedy   -   Area Première   -   Ages: 16+
 
 

Tickets

Regular

Students and

Senior Citizens

(over 60)

$30 $25

 

Shows
Week 1

Venezuela

Thursday 10/11 (8PM)
Friday 10/12 (8PM)
Saturday 10/13 (3PM)
Saturday 10/13 (8PM)
Week 2
Uruguay
Thursday 10/18 (8PM)
Friday 10/19 (8PM)
Saturday 10/20 (3PM)
Saturday 10/20 (8PM)
Week 3
Argentina
Thursday 10/25 (8PM)

Friday 10/26 (8PM)

(SOLD OUT)

Colombia
Saturday 10/27 (11:30AM)
Argentina
Saturday 10/27 (3PM)

Saturday 10/27 (8PM)

(SOLD OUT)

Week 4
Ecuador
Thursday 11/1 (8PM)
Friday 11/2 (8PM)
Colombia
Saturday 11/3 (11:30AM)
Ecuador
Saturday 11/3 (3PM)
Saturday 11/3 (8PM)
Week 5

Spain

Thursday 11/8 (8PM)
Friday 11/9 (8PM)
Saturday 11/10 (3PM)

Saturday 11/10 (8PM)

(SOLD OUT)

Week 6
Puerto Rico /

Dominican Republic

Thursday 11/15 (8PM)

(SOLD OUT)

Friday 11/16 (8PM)

(SOLD OUT)

Saturday 11/17 (3PM)

Saturday 11/17 (8PM)

(SOLD OUT)

 
 
 

Our visiting troupes

travel by
Continental Airlines