The 'Compañía Teatral En Construcción' (Elche) closed last Saturday, October 28, with its play 'Siete critos en el mar', the contest of the 'VI National Contest of Amateur Theater Juan Baño' of Las Torres de Cotillas.
A story that takes place on a transatlantic bound for South America, where eight first class passengers are invited to enjoy the Christmas Eve dinner at the captain's table.
He will reveal to you a fact that will change the destiny of their lives and that will allow us to see how they really are, with their miseries, with their guilt and with their truth.
This was the fourth and final work of this contest that has been represented in the House of Culture 'Pedro Serna' and is organized one more year for its area and amateur theater group 'Tejuba' local.
Its closure will take place on Saturday, November 11 with the awarding of prizes, in an evening that will have free admission and with the representation out of competition by the 'Tejuba' of the play 'Don Juan Tenorio'.
This theatrical competition for amateur groups will distribute about 2,000 euros in prizes, distributed as follows: 1,000 euros and trophy for the best show;
200 euros and trofeorespectively for the best actor and actress;
100 euros and trophy for the best address;
and 100 euros and trophy for the best actress and supporting actor.
More works to contest
The group 'Taules Teatre' (Pinoso) was commissioned to open on Saturday, October 7, the contest with the play 'El eunuco', a comedy by the Roman dramatist Terencio, freely versioned to create a fun proposal with current dialogues, carefree, gamberra and very funny.
A representation that counted on a remarkable attendance of public, that returned with laughter and applause the action of the Alicante actors.
The company 'Cinétika' (Mutxamel) represented on Saturday October 14 'Bizarre Game', the second work to contest.
The spectators could enjoy an exciting plot directed by Matilde Albert and Marco Gosálvez: three strangers are locked in a cabin away from civilization and each of them knows the reason why it is there, but not the other two.
An anonymous note with a Latin phrase will be the only clue they will have to understand what is happening.
The third work to contest was 'Casa de muñecas', with which the Granadino group 'Taller municipal de teatro de Salobreña' represented on Saturday October 21 a version of the work of Henrik Ibsen that was released in 1879. This piece generated in his day a great controversy for his criticism of the marriage norms of the nineteenth century.
A montage of what is considered the first feminist theatrical work that he liked very much in the Torreño precinct, drawing the applause of the numerous audience at various moments of the performance.
"This dramatic piece presents a female character that broke with the rules and social protocols, initiating the seed of what would be the freedoms of women today," says Councilman for Culture, Pedro Cabrera.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas