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La Fiesta del Chivo |
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The highly acclaimed play "La Fiesta del Chivo" premiered at Repertorio Español on February 27, 2003. The production opened to excellent reviews by both the English and Spanish press nationally and internationally. This study guide provides teachers with a powerful tool to analyze this literary masterpiece of the 21st century.
In The Feast of the Goat Mario Vargas Llosa offers a powerful and poignant story of the Dominican Republic during the final days of one of Latin America's most implacable tyrants, General Rafael Leonidas Trujillo “The Goat”. The story offers a universal image of what happens (and could happen) in any country of Latin America in the present political world. Told from several points of view (and moments in time), the play takes us through the lives of those affected by the ruling fist of Trujillo’s insidious regime. There is Urania Cabral, who after a self-exile of thirty years returns to her country, and the aging father who sacrificed her to Trujillo’s carnal desires in hopes of regaining his political positions. There are also the conspirators who wait hidden to ambush and kill the dictator and that when captured are tortured with almost medieval ferocity. And then, of course, there is The Goat himself, who has ruled the country using terror as a weapon of power.
We hope that the materials collected here will convince teachers to bring their classes to see these insightful and entertaining plays. For those teachers who decide to bring their classes, we hope these pages are useful in preparing themselves and their students for the experience. And we especially hope this booklet will allow students who always have been a vital audience to Repertorio Español, to have a much richer and informed theatre-going experience.
For each of the plays, the Study Guide includes a synopsis of the story; a profile of the author; representative scenes from the play, in Spanish; brief texts that provide additional cultural and historical information to help the students understand the stories in context; reviews and commentaries; quotes that catch the soul of each character; study questions for class activity and discussion; and a list of suggested readings and websites, for those students who wish to know more about the various aspects of Latino life and culture presented in each play.
Since 1968, Repertorio Español has produced Siglo de Oro classics, romantic dramas, musical reviews, zarzuelas, dances, modern masterpieces, and specially commissioned new plays about the Hispanic American experience. No Hispanic theater in the United States has brought such a broad selection of plays to Spanish speaking audiences. No theater of any kind in this country has kept so many plays current in a revolving repertory. As their many grants and awards prove, Repertorio Español is a national treasure.
Don’t miss the fun and education of seeing great Hispanic plays in the hands of these wonderful, experienced professionals.
Call 212-225-9920 and make arrangements today to bring you students to a special performance of one or both of these plays. |
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