Miami/The Arca Images company presents The history of the zooby American playwright Edward Albee, in a new staging directed by Cuban Carlos Celdrán, Cuban National Theater Award winner and founder of Argos Teatro. The production, performed by Caleb Casas and Caleb Scott, proposes a bilingual reading of this classic of contemporary theater, adapted to the cultural and social tensions of today’s Miami.
Written in 1958, the work narrates the seemingly chance meeting between two strangers on a bench in Central Park. Peter, an executive with a wealthy life, finds his peace of mind interrupted by Jerry, a lonely man desperately seeking to establish a human connection. The conversation leads to a confrontation that reveals class differences, lack of communication, exclusion and latent violence in society.
In Celdrán’s version, Jerry speaks Spanish, while Peter responds in English or Spanglish, a resource that accentuates the cultural distance between both characters. The montage has simultaneous translation into English.
The proposal also establishes a link with the history of Cuban theater. Vicente Revuelta played Jerry in a production of the play that premiered in Havana in 1964. Decades later, Caleb Casas played Revuelta himself in Mysteries and little pieces, from Celdrán, and now he returns to that character of Albee.
The production is directed by Alexa Kuve, with scenic design by Omar Batista, costumes by Gema Valdés, lighting by Ernesto Pinto and sound by Haydn Díaz. It is part of the Away From Home programming at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium.
The Tickets can be purchased at this linkwith discounts for people over 65 years of age and students; Additional charges may apply.
