SPANISH LANGUAGE THEATRE
Several theatres around NYC present performances in Spanish of
new and classic plays.
Some offer English translation.
This fall’s highlights include the 2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Anna in the Tropics, the premiere of a play about the artist, Salvador Dali, as well as performances from the Mexico Now! Festival:
REPERTORIO ESPAÑOL: Ana
en el Trópico by Nilo Cruz. Set in
1929 Tampa at a Cuban American cigar factory against the backdrop
of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play merges
reality and fiction in a hot and steamy romance. Through Nov. 28. Also, new and
classic plays
by Mario Vargas Llosa, García Lorca and Jorge Celaya. In Spanish with
simultaneous English
translation. Gramercy Arts Theatre, 138 E. 27 St. SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR PLAY BY
PLAY READERS: $12 student rush available up to three hours before show time at
box office. Call (212) 225-9940. www.repertorio.org
Thalia Spanish Theatre
Almost
a Goddess/Casi Una Diosa by Jaime Salom. The surrealistic
world of Spanish artist Salvador Dali comes to life in a play that explores his
tormented relationship with Gala, his wife and muse. Through Nov. 7. Thalia Spanish
Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave. $5 for some shows, www.high5tix.org Also, $25
student tickets
for all shows. Thursdays and Fridays only, tickets $22. Some performances all
in English, some all in Spanish. (718) 729-3880. www.thaliatheatre.org
P.S. 122 14 UnNatural Acts by Roberto Sifuentes and Lián
Sifuentes. Part of the Mexico Now! Festival. Explores a political landscape ruled
by
fear and religious zealotry, in a culture where civil liberties are put in
jeopardy for the sake of security. The result is a performance that uses
satire, humor and spectacle to peel away our protective layers of
comfort and reveal society’s fears, desires and obsessions. Nov. 4-14.
P.S. 122, 150 1st Ave. $5 for some shows, www.high5tix.org Also,
students $12-$17. (212) 477-5288. www.ps122.org
Mexico Now! Festival: For complete listing of Festival
events, www.mexiconowfestival.org
Volume 9, Issue 1 / Fall 2004
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