AN INTELLIGENT AND HEARTWARMING PIECE
GENTE DE TEATRO
presents
“Días contados” (Borrowed Time)
by Oscar Martínez
Life skates by; our days are numbered. Irony is the central pillar of this moving story told by Ana, a famous playwright. Días contados (Borrowed Time) is a play within another, without respite for the protagonists nor for the viewer. Ana recounts her days with an exquisite and caustic humor, aided by the characters with whom she conducts this exercise in understanding life: a dynamic and incisive mother, an inflexible psychiatrist brother and an ex-husband devoted to delivering “big” news.
Hamman Hall, Rice University (Entrances 20 or 21)
February 23, 24 & 25, 2011, 8PM
February 26, 3:30PM
Performances in Spanish (English surtitles on Fri. & Sat. only)
Artistic Direction: Marcela Salas
Assistant Director: Carmen Falla Aramayo
Cast: Sergio Amsel, Esteban Gago, Ana Scuseria & Claudia Soroka
Tickets: www.gentedeteatro.org
Sponsors: the Department of Hispanic Studies and the Center for the Study of Languages at Rice University, the Trini and O.C. Mendenhall Foundation, the Institute of Hispanic Culture, the Consulate General of Argentina in Houston, Casa Argentina de Houston, and Fiesta Supermarket.
Information: mail@gentedeteatro.org * 713-826-0445 * 713-410-8370
**The Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston, Inc., is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.