2nd Annual Micro Theater Festival
By Alejandra Gutierrez
Following the success of its 1st Micro Theater Festival in July 2018, Tallahassee Hispanic Theater will be presenting the Second Annual Micro Theater Festival this Summer on June 21-22, at 7:30pm at the Carriage House in Goodwood Museum. The Second Annual Micro Theater Festival will present a series of 15 to 20-minute plays written by Hispanic playwrights, performed in English.
In addition to the plays, the audience will have the opportunity to enjoy drinks and Hispanic food provided by Tally Arepas (available for purchase), and live Hispanic music throughout the event. On Friday night As Saudades will be playing Choro and Brazilian/Latin American music, and on Saturday Charles Santiago will be performing Hispanic guitar music.
Micro theater brings short stage performances up close to the audience in unusual venues. Following this premise, the festival will take place on the historic grounds of the Goodwood Museum and Gardens, where the audience will be able to enjoy the setting, music, food, and performances (presented all in the same open space) while moving freely around the space and mingling with others.
This year Tallahassee Hispanic Theater will present these five short plays as part of the Festival.
Mother Love by Almúdena Grandes: this fiercely parodic monologue (originally a short story) tells, from the perspective of an apparently exemplary mother, a black tale about the disintegrating relationship between a mother and a daughter. Directed by Alejandra Gutierrez and performed by Erika Stone.
A Mommy and a Daddy by Ignacio del Moral’s is a lively, and somewhat melancholic dialogue through which two people, a man and a woman, find each other and express their longings while they take their respective babies for a stroll. Director by Mattie Ward and performed by Jen Davis and Andy Guthrie.
A Night in the subway by Paloma Pedrero: Late at night, in a deserted subway station, a man and woman meet and have a conversation. “Sometimes, random encounters with a stranger can surprise us, and we learn as much about them as we do about ourselves.” Directed by Lanny Thomas, and performed by Sonia McNelis and Jacob Durrance.
Castings by Cristina Colmena: An actor and an actress meet at a casting where both of them are auditioning for the same part. “This comedy plays with the old metaphor of Life/Theater just like Pirandello did but with a comic undertone.” Directed by Angel de Armendi, and performed by Carolina Merida and Jessi Martin.
Capricho by Nilo Cruz: a forgotten understudy waits in vain for his call, still in his costume for some long-ago Lope de Vega play. “Foolish and forlorn, he’s a leftover trouper, and old-world soul doing a ten-minute vaudeville turns on the virtues of standing by.” Directed by Beth Blair, and performed by Alan Kagan.
Join us and enjoy a different theatrical experience!
Tickets are available for purchase in advance from the Tallahassee Hispanic Theater website, www.tallahasseehispanictheater.org. Festival Tickets are $15 (adults) and $12 (students, seniors and Goodwood members). For additional information, contact [email protected].
