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Part of the 2009 MetLife Nuestras Voces
National Playwriting Competition
No translation available
Recommended for adult audiences
READINGS ARE FREE BUT RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED:
Please contact: Allison Astor Vargas
E-Mail: aav@repertorio.org
Tel. +1-212-225-9950
The MetLife Nuestras Voces National Playwriting Competition began 10 years ago thanks to the generosity of MetLife Foundation. During this time, hundreds of playwrights from around the nation have submitted their plays.
The contest’s goal is to identify and develop the work of talented playwrights that highlight the Hispanic experience in the United States.
The Reading Series occurs every year to hear the finalists. From these readings, Repertorio Español will select a winner, 2nd & 3rd finalists and 2 runners up. The winning play will be produced at Repertorio Español.
Readings’ Schedule
Monday, November 30 @ 6:30pm
La Papaya Dulce
By Marcelo Rodríguez
New York, New York (In Spanish)
Liberato as a young man is sent to live in a notorious brothel by his cruel father to cure his mental deficiencies and epilepsy. At the end of his life he returns to La Papaya Dulce with his daughter, to come to terms with Inocencia, the love of his life.
Tuesday, December 1 @ 6:30pm
Buela’s Centenial
By Rob Santana
Jersey City, New Jersey
All of Zulma’s hopes for her grandmother’s 100th birthday celebration fall short as the family opens old wounds including Zulma’s thwarted dreams of playing professional basketball.
Wednesday, December 2 @ 6:30pm
The Island of No Tomorrows
By Fengar Gael
New York, New York
On the fictitious island nation, Isla Fortuna, Don Hilardo creates a paradise of mothers to care for his newborn daughter who is not expected to live. She defies the odds only to prove that his patriarchal paradise is stunting her emotional and intellectual growth.
Thursday, December 3 @ 6:30pm
Wild in Wichita
By Lina Gallegos
Hoboken, New Jersey
Two senior citizens, a Puerto Rican and a Mexican find themselves in a Wichita, KS nursing home find common ground and love despite their circumstances.
Monday, December 7 @ 6:30pm
Mientras te Olvido
By Andrés Correa Guatarasma
New York, NY
The Montoyas spend Columbus Day 1992 recounting their lives in Cuba and as exiles when Sr. Montoya returns from a six year absence.
Tuesday, December 8 @ 6:30pm
Operación Gallo Rojo
By Mercedes Asmondi
Rego Park, New York
(Spanish)
While visiting her native Argentina, Marcela and her friends find themselves at odds discussing the politics of the day pitting her American sensibilities against Latin American realities.
Wednesday, December 9 @ 6:30pm
The Impossibilities of Islands
By Leah Franqui
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mateo Muñóz, Jr. returns with his young daughter to his native Puerto Rico after 16 years. Family secrets and discoveries greet them head on.
Monday, December 14 @ 6:30pm
Oil on Canvas
By Vincent Toro
San Antonio, Texas
The “American dream” seems elusive to Claribel and her brother Carlos as they attempt to break free from the roles society and their family have predetermined for them. Claribel uses her painting to try and change that fate.
Tuesday, December 15 @ 6:30pm
Güerita
By L Adelina Treviño Bradshaw
Garland, TX
Set in a time where new laws give ordinary citizens monetary incentives to turn in illegal immigrants, the Flores –Treviño family live in an increasingly unfriendly and hostile environment despite their American citizenship.
Wednesday, December 16 @ 6:30pm
God Save You, Jesús
By Tencha Avila
Denver, Colorado
Set during World War II, a small colony of Mexican Immigrant famers and their American children are affected by a local who goes AWOL from the army. |
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