Los Toledo
“Sino mantenemos el control nos hundiremos en la falta de razonamiento.”
Written by Andrés López-Alicea
Directed by Gama Valle
Date: Friday, June 19, 2020 at 8:00pm Eastern Time
Language: Spanish
Location: IATI Theater (64 E. 4th St., NYC 10003)
Website: Facebook Page
Synopsis
Three brothers lock themselves up in their own house, hiding from society to maintain their family’s good reputation. While haunted by an uncertain dark past and unable to recognize reality, they try to uncover the greatest mystery that has led them to an eternal suffering. Before their family name cease to exist, they must unmask the abomination who has infiltrated their home.
About the Plawright
Andrés López-Alicea Is a Puerto Rican artist based in New York. He graduated from The New School for Drama with a degree in MFA Directing. His early studies were at the University of Puerto Rico with a degree in both Architecture and Drama. As a playwright, he has participated in workshops and classes focused on playwriting, storytelling and device theater. His best-known works are Him and Letters, in which the text is based on language, music and body movement. He is currently an actor in the improvisation group Teatro 220. As an improviser, he writes and develops new stories, leaving room for improvisation and searching for new possibilities in each story. Some of this work includes: Hotel 220 Who killed the Maid? and The Super Agents. www.andreslopezalicea.com
Cast
Alfredo de Quesada
Braulio Basilio
Yan Carlos Ramos Colón
Veraalba Santa
Ursula Tinoco
Staged Readings Go Online
Due to COVID-19, our staged readings for Cimientos 2020 will have an alternative format as Live Zoom readings. To attend the reading of Los Toledo, RSPV at the link below.
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