December 5 through December 21, 2003 (Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 pm; and Sundays at 4:00 pm)
at the Warehouse Theater.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11
2x1 SPECIAL!!!
A corpse. A silent young man….and
a detective who becomes his own worst enemy…
a new play directed by Gabriel Garcia in the style of
Peter Brooks and Robert Wilson.
GALA Hispanic Theatre
presents
El ángel de la culpa
(The Angel of Guilt)
By Marco Antonio de la Parra
Directed by Gabriel García
GALA Hispanic Theatre presents the American premiere of El ángel de la culpa (The Angel of Guilt) by Marco Antonio de la Parra, Chile’s renowned social critic. Directed by guest director Gabriel García.
This riveting work will be onstage for three weeks, from December 5 through December 21, 2003 at the Warehouse Theater.
Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 pm; and Sundays at 4:00 pm
The Warehouse Theater is located at 1021 Seventh Street, NW.
TICKET INFORMATION AND SPECIAL SERVICES
Single tickets are $28.00 each. Tickets for students and senior citizens
(65+) are $18.00 (Thurs/Sun) and $20.00 (Fri/Sat). Additional discounts
are available to groups of ten or more. Tickets may are available at TICKETplace.
Tickets for the Noche de GALA and reception are $40.00 ($75/couple). Proceeds
will benefit GALA's educational and community outreach programs. All performances
are in Spanish with free, simultaneous interpretation in English available
on individual audio phones.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (202) 234-7174
About the Play:
In the tradition of film noir of the 1930s and '40s, this tale is a detective
story gone awry. The detective is called to a crime scene and finds a
corpse and a young man he believes to be the assassin. As the investigation
progresses, the lines that distinguish the victim from the accused become
blurred and one asks: Who was the true victim of the crime? As in life,
nothing is as it seems and the detective is caught in a web of intrigue
of his own creation and sense of guilt.
In this work, de la Parra departs from his signature comedy but preserves
his unique theatricality. As we delve into the realms of the conscious
and the unconscious, it is not surprising to discover that the playwright
is also a psychiatrist.
Marco Antonio de la Parra, also a short story writer and novelist, first
established his reputation as a writer in 1978 with his work Lo crudo,
lo cocido, lo podrido. The play caused a scandal and the Catholic University
in Santiago banned its performance one day prior to its official debut.
Considered one of Chile's greatest living playwrights, he chose to remain
in Chile during its oppressive decades of military dictatorship. Given
the political nature of this period, most of his works are rich in metaphors
that seek to express the reality he and his compatriots were living.
De la Parra was awarded the Premio Max Hispanoamericano de las Artes Escénicas
in 2002 for his dedication to theater as a writer, actor, and director.
In 1979, he received an award from Theatre of Latin America (TOLA), and
in 1994 and 1995 from the Consejo Nacional del libro. In 1993, he was
named Chile's Cultural Attaché to Spain. In 1997, he founded el
Teatro de Pasión Inextinguible and is Artistic Director of the
Proyecto Transatlántico, a group dedicated to cultural exchange
between Spain and Chile. A newspaper columnist, he has written extensively
about Chile. He currently teaches writing at several Chilean universities
and his plays have been produced to great acclaim around the world.
This is the third play by de la Parra that GALA has produced. In its 1997-98
season, GALA produced the American premiere of Matatangos, which later
was presented at the Kennedy Center as part of Washington Front and Center
and Joseph Papp's Festival Latino in New York in 1990. In its 1988-89
season, GALA produced the United States' premiere of La secreta obscenidad
de cada día, which was awarded Chile's Premio de Periodistas de
Espectáculos for Best Play in 1987.
About the Director: Gabriel Garcia
Gabriel Garcia is an award winning theatrical director who has directed
plays internationally. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he
studied theatre at the University of Dramatic Art in Buenos Aires (Escuela
Superior De Arte Dramatico). He continued his studies at the University
of Paris, France. His thesis play, SNOW IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER - LA NEIGE
AU MILIEU DE L' ETE was produced at the Hammamed Festival in Tunisia.
Upon arriving in Boston, Massachusetts, he became the Artistic Director
for the Arts Education Program and created the Hispanic Theatre Company,
Galaxy Productions. He wrote and directed THE SENTENCE for television
and won the Ohio State Award for WCVB. Along with his theatrical career,
Mr. Garcia began a prolific career as a documentary and television director
& producer, including adapting theatre plays to this medium. The Boston
Phoenix Magazine named him the Best Director of the Year. In 1984, his
dramatic documentary, entitled THE PROMISED LAND won an Emmy Award. In
1987, he returned to Argentina and directed a production for Television
of: GALILEO GALILEI by Bertold Brecht, which was then presented at the
Havana Festival in Cuba representing his country. In 1997 he directed
THE BELOVED BROTHERS by Carlos Gorostiza and produced DOWN THE HILL by
Florencio Sanchez in Washington, DC. In 1998, he directed and starred
in, 2000 as the poet, Pablo Neruda in a production based on his poems
of Pablo Neruda, which toured Chile. In 1999, he directed ONCE FIVE YEARS
PASS/ ASI QUE PASEN CINCO ANOS, by Federico Garcia Lorca in Washington,
DC. In 2000, he directed NIGHT OF THE ASSASINS by Jose Triana. In 2002,
THE DAILY NIGHT - LA NOCHE DIARIA Mr. Garcia's first original play was
presented at the Kennedy Center. THE ANGEL OF GUILT/EL ANGEL DE LA CULPA
is the latest play directed by Mr. Garcia for Gala Hispanic Theatre. Currently
Mr. Garcia resides in Washington, DC.