A one-of-a-kind spectacle as only you deserve! Enjoy the most evocative theater from our countries; the best of the Americas
in this great festival of Hispanic Theater, with something for everyone’s theatrical passion, every public, all ages and all tastes!
Moro’s talent and imagination puts his stamp on the Phoenix of Talent and Love... Mazzei’s prodigious versatility interprets the world’s most prolific playwright and creator of tragicomedy: Lope de Vega. A life filled with passions, triumphs, dangers and misfortunes, and lived with art, humor, sensitivity and intelligence.
October,
Thursday 13 &
Friday 14 - 8pm
October,
Saturday 15 - 3pm
& 8pm
Dramatic Comedy
-
U.S. Première
-Ages: 13+
COSTA RICA
SAN JOSE
Teatro Raíz
Latinas
written by
Denise Duncan
directed by
Katherine Peytrequín
with
María José Callejas, Catalina
Calvo
Raquel Salazar
&
Katherine Peytrequín
Borders between countries are becoming more porous every day, and it’s imperative to eliminate the feeling of unease that immigrants incite. In LATINAS, four Latina women – mischievously and with humor – tell their stories, inducing us to reflect on the white-hot theme of immigration.
October, Thursday20 &
Friday 21 - 8pm
October,
Saturday 22 - 3pm
& 8pm
Comedy
-
U.S. Première
-Ages: 13+
ECUADOR
QUITO
Zero No Zero Teatro
Medea Llama por Cobrar
Medea Calls Collect
written & directed by
Peky Andino
interpreted by
María Beatriz Vergara
MEDEA, that huge, round mother, serves as a bruising allegory. Medea, taking the form of her people and their motherland, travels forth and cries out for her children who have gone abroad. It is Medea who wishes and dreams that her children will return to their ancient Ecuador or will not forget her.
October, Thursday27 &
Friday 28 - 8pm
October,
Saturday 29 - 3pm
& 8pm
Dramatic Comedy
-
U.S. Première
-Ages: 13+
PUERTO RICO
SAN JUAN
Taller de Otra Cosa
Coraje II
Courage II
written & interpreted by
Teresa Hernández
directed by
Miguel Rubio
COURAGE II deals with the encounter between human beings and the society that they belong to and that judges them. Courage II, with its similarity to Bertold Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children, takes us to modern-day Puerto Rico, singing a compelling song of liberty!
November,
Thursday 3 &
Friday 4 - 8pm
November,
Saturday 5 - 3pm
& 8pm
Dramatic Comedy
-
U.S. Première
-Ages: 13+
VENEZUELA
CARACAS
I.E.
Producciones C.A.
Relatos Borrachos
Tales Told Under the Influence
written by Enrique Salas
directed by
Elba Escobar
with
Caridad Canelón,
Daniela Alvarado
& Eduardo Orozco
Through
Tales Told Under the Influence, stuffed with the truth, with bruising maturity and clarity, we are entertainingly submerged in the subject matter, and, as though in a mirror, we see the reflection of those who have been able to tell their own
"Tales Told Under the Influence" - with lots of laughter!
November,
Thursday 10 &
Friday 11 - 8pm
November,
Saturday 12 - 3pm
& 8pm
Comedy
-
Area Première
-Ages: 15+
USA
Zarzuela Di
Si
&
Teatro de
la Luna
Luisa Fernanda
written by Federico Moreno-Torroba
libretto by Federico Romero
&
Guillermo Fernández Shaw
version & musical direction by José Sacin
artistic direction by Mario Marcel
¡LUISA FERNANDA... The zarzuela... Party for the people! All the joy and richness of its music, its song and its dance. Love and grace in the greatest celebration of Spanish art.
November,
Thursday 17 &
Friday 18 - 8pm
November,
Saturday 19 - 3pm
& 8pm
Musical
-
All Ages
Theater for Children
Adults $15; children under 13 $10 & under 4 FREE!
Ages:
Family Show
USA
Teatro de la Luna
Gotas de Agua
Drops of Water
Bilingual
written & directed
by
Jacqueline Briceño
In a magical play of images, three clowns talk about the importance of water as characters from Gotas, a city in danger. Rocío, guardian of the fountain of pure water, Hidroamigo, defender of water, and Conta, King of Contamination will amuse and teach us to take care of the most precious treasure of our planet: Water.
October,
Saturday 29 - 11:30am
Study Guide (English)
USA
Teatro de la Luna
El Gato y la Gaviota
The Cat and the Seagull
Bilingual
adapted & directed
by
Jacqueline Briceño
The honorable cat Zorbas stars in this moving and sweet adventure; promising a seagull mother, victim of pollution, to watch over its baby and teach it to fly ... ‘Afortunada’, the little seagull, surrounded by love from the cats, manages to attempt its first flight!
November,
Saturday
5 - 11:30am
Study Guide (English)
USA
Teatro de la Luna
Hansel & Gretel
Bilingual
adapted & directed
by
Jacqueline Briceño
The time-honored classic about a brother and sister who must defend
themselves against evil, selfishness and lies. The courageous tale both
entertains and teaches us, and shows that truth and goodness win in the end.