Dynamic RED BIKE Directed By Jeffrey Lo Comes To Center REP This February
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 17, 2022
Center Repertory Company will present Obie Award-winning Cuban American author Caridad Svich's compelling play Red Bike, which examines a crumbling American dream and the economic-social-cultural divide through the eyes of an 11-year-old growing up in small-town America.
Los Relatos Silenciosos: Las Mujeres Del Boom Latinoamericano, Conversatorio En El Museo De Arte Moderno
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 28, 2022
En el marco de la exposición Gabriel García Márquez. La creación de un escritor global, el Museo de Arte Moderno del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal) ofrecerá el conversatorio Los relatos silenciosos: las mujeres del Boom Latinoamericano cuyo objetivo es destacar el trabajo de las escritoras de esta generación. La cita es el miércoles 28 de septiembre a las 19:00 horas.
Main Street Theater Extends Run of AUNT JULIA AND THE SCRIPTWRITER
by Marissa Tomeo - May 28, 2022
Main Street Theater (MST) has extended its production of the English-Language Premiere of Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, based on the novel of the same name by Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa. Obie Award winner Caridad Svich’s boisterous, zany romantic comedy will now play through June 12.
BWW Interview: Young Actor, Mike Sifuentes Reflects on His Time in AUNT JULIA & THE SCRIPTWRITER at Main Street Theater
by Armando Urdiales - May 26, 2022
As both a graduate student in a performing arts school and a general fan of theater, it is always exciting to see young actors gain professional opportunities. One of the actors I've had the pleasure of seeing blossom in the theatre world is University of Houston student, Mike Sifuentes. After enjoying his performances in a variety of productions, he continues his brilliant work in Main Street Theater's production of AUNT JULIA AND THE SCRIPTWRITER.
Main Street Theater Presents English-Language Premiere of AUNT JULIA AND THE SCRIPTWRITER
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2022
Main Street Theater presents the English-Language Premiere of Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, based on the novel by Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas-Llosa, a play by Caridad Svich. MST produced Digital World Premiere of Svich's The Book of Magdalene in 2021 and the English-Language Premiere of The House of the Spirits in 2009.
MoMA Announces The 18th TO SAVE AND PROJECT Festival Of Film Restoration
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 17, 2021
Running from January 13 to February 5, 2022, To Save and Project: The 18th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation includes more than 60 newly preserved features and shorts from 19 countries, many having world or North American premieres and presented in original versions not seen since their initial theatrical releases.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces O! Readings Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 26, 2021
Oregon Shakespeare Festival has announced the month-long, five-play O! Reading Series. For this new initiative, five directors who are part of OSF’s artistic staff have each chosen a play to be performed as a live digital staged reading by some of OSF’s favorite actors.
Main Street Theater Announces 46th Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 10, 2021
MST’s MainStage season will open with the wildly whimsical and equally intelligent Darwin in Malibu by Crispin Whittell, directed by Udden. It’s a meeting of the minds when Charles Darwin, Thomas Huxley, and the Bishop of Oxford, Samuel Wilberforce, meet on the beach in Malibu a century after their deaths!
American Blues Presents Reading of RED BIKE by Caridad Svich
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 7, 2020
American Blues Theater will present the live, online reading of Red Bike, written by Caridad Svich, directed by Lavina Jadhwani, and starring August Forman, as part of “The Room” series. The reading will be live on Wednesday, December 9 at 7pm Central. The 75-minute reading will be followed by a group discussion.
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's HEMINGWAY Premieres on PBS April 5
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 10, 2020
Ernest Hemingway, the iconic literary figure considered one of the greatest American writers and among the first to live and work at the treacherous nexus of art and celebrity, is the subject of an upcoming three-part, six-hour documentary series.
El Premio Alfonso Reyes Genera Una Hermandad Dediálogo En La Diversidad De Culturas
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 10, 2019
El narrador y ensayista Héctor Perea recibió el Premio Internacional Alfonso Reyes 2019 en la Capilla Alfonsina de la Biblioteca Universitaria de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), en la ciudad de Monterrey, donde la Directora General del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), Dra. Lucina Jiménez, y el Dr. Rogelio Garza, rector de esta casa de estudios, entregaron el reconocimiento al escritor al finalizar un minuto de silencio en memoria de la poeta Minerva Margarita Villarreal.