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History It was in the fall of 1994 when a play directed by our beloved friend and Rice University professor, the late Ricardo Yamal, magically brought together a group of “aficionados”. After the untimely passing of Dr. Yamal, some of these “ aficionados” - actors and actresses- decided to continue the tradition of delivering “magic” to a Spanish-speaking community that was thirsty for more art and cultural manifestations in Spanish. “Gente de Teatro” was born. Its members, all from different backgrounds and life experiences, shared a common passion, to bring Spanish theater to the Houston Hispanic community. Our mission is simple: to keep the flame alive, to quench the thirst, to experience and share the miracle of theater with Hispanic audiences in the greater Houston area and in Texas. |
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1994: Primavera con una esquina rota by Uruguayan playwright Mario Benedetti. Gente de Teatro is born. |
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1995: Tute Cabrero by Argentinean playwright Roberto Cossa. Three graphic designers and a story of conflict and aging in the workplace. |
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1996: La mantis religiosa by Chilean playwright Alejandro Sieveking, captivated our attention with a sour interpretation of society. Controversial and funny. |
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1997: La calle de las cosas perdidas by Argentinean playwright Daniel Ruiz. This was our first play for children. A children’s play for an audience of Spanish-speaking children. We brought magic, music and fantasy to schools and other theaters. |
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1998: Ardiente paciencia by Chilean playwright Antonio Skarmeta. Who can forget Pablo Neruda and his postman? Highly acclaimed and well received. This play was performed three times in different theaters. |
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1999: Salven al cómico by Argentinean playwright Jorge Ramos. The world of show business and its labyrinths, films and movie stars, amused our audiences. |
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2000: Ardiente paciencia: Many wanted to re-live the metaphors, and so did we. |
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2001: Lejos de aquí by Roberto Cossa. Exile and immigration, two sensitive and poignant themes really touched our audience of immigrants. |
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2002. La muerte y la doncella by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman. A profoundly, intense and controversial story of torture, politics and human nature. Highly acclaimed. | |
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2003: Venecia by Jorge Accame.
Reality
and fiction co-exist in this warm and sensitive story of friendship and
love.
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2004: Venecia by Jorge Accame. Most of the proceeds were donated to APADRO, a school for handicapped students located in Córdoba, Argentina. | |
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2004: La Señorita de Tacna, by Mario Vargas Llosa, a
remarkable tale of how stories are born and created, how they move and
take a life of their own.
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2005: Gente de Teatro returns to Rice University's Hamman Hall, and brings back La señorita de Tacna, by Peruvian playwright Mario Vargas Llosa. | |
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2005: El día que me quieras, by José Ignacio Cabrujas. Full of intense romanticisim and poetic irony, the play takes place in 1935 on the famous day when Carlos Gardel, a legendary tango figure, arrives in Caracas and transforms the life of the Ancízar family. |
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2006: Gente de Teatro returns to Rice University's Hamman Hall and brings back "El día que me quieras". |
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2006: Gente de Teatro presents at Rice University's Hamman Hall "Penas sin importancia". Griselda Gambaro is the recipient of the prestigious 2006 Theatre Grand Prize awarded in Buenos Aires by Argentores. |
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1998: Café Concert night with excerpts from 3 plays: El delantal blanco by Sergio Vodanovic
Volvió una noche by Eduardo Rovner
Yepeto by Roberto Cossa. 2002: Password by Jorge Huerta. Donations sent to a school in Argentina. |
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