The well-known actors, Roberto Poblete and Alejandro Trejo, were responsible for bringing the last virtual play of the first week of the Recoleta Theater Festival to the homes of the Recoletanos, with the comedy “Tango Thriller”, written by Marco Antonio de la Parra and that was specially adapted for a virtual stage.
Produced by Teatro FinisTerrae, the play tells the story of two sextagenarian brothers, one who lives in Chile and the other in Argentina, who must face their father’s last will: to be buried in Buenos Aires and the conditions to distribute the inheritance, all of this in the midst of the global health crisis and the closing of borders.
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“Nothing here is ever what it seems. Marco Antonio maintains the acidity and intelligence of his renowned pen, to turn us to investigate human behavior, so exacerbated also in this context. Through these characters, also exposed to an extreme situation, we can reveal the corrosive layers of human, family and social relationships, especially in times of pandemic”, explains Roberto Poblete.
A live theater play, developed from the actors’ own home, through zoom, since it was written and mounted especially to be enjoyed by the public in a virtual way in real time. As a complement, a final discussion was also held, where the public could interact with the actors.
FTR 2021 schedule
The Recoleta Theater Festival, organized by the Cultural Corporation of the commune, has prepared a program in virtual format for children and families until February 12, where we can continue to see interesting content and plays, together with Alejandro Goic, Teatro La Revuelta, Compañía Populus and Jafco América.
Along with this, the program of the Interschools Theater Festival also continues, in which the Image Theater School, the FinisTerrae University, and the Depto. Theater of the University of Chile and the Popular School of Theater.
Finally, there is still time to enroll in the Master Classes that are also developed within the framework of the Festival, which will be facilitated by experts from the performing arts, such as Néstor Bravo, Alejandro Goic, Alejandro Trejo and Roxana Naranjo. Registration is free and can be done at www.culturarecoleta.cl
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