FESTIVAL ARCHIVES

38TH INTERNATIONAL HISPANIC THEATRE FESTIVAL OF MIAMI

2024 PROGRAM

ÓRGIA (Orgy)
Thursday, Friday & Saturday; July 11, 12 & 13 | 8:30 pm
Thursday, July 11: Forum after the performance
LA RARA | Seville, Spain

ÓRGIA (Orgy)

Written & Directed by Rocío Hoces & Julia Moyano
Órgia is an eclectic act that gathers stories of abducted and battered lives of women who can no longer speak, intimate accounts of those who experienced it and wish to share it, and a celebration of women's voices eager to be one single body and make it leap.
Westchester Cultural Arts Center | 7930 S.W. 40th Street (Tropical Park), Miami
Drama
ALAN
Friday & Saturday, July 12 & 13 | 8:30 pm
Sunday, July 14 | 5:00 pm
Friday, July 12: Forum after the performance
WECOLORMUSIC | Barcelona, Spain

ALAN

By Mar Puig & Mateu Peramiquel | Directed by Mar Puig, Mateu Peramiquel & Cisco Cruz
A musical telling the story of Alan Montoliu, a young man from Rubí (Barcelona) who in 2015 took his life at age 17 due to harassment endured during his gender transition. Comedy and rawness intertwine into a performance avoiding melodrama and sensationalism.
Carnival Studio Theater, Adrienne Arsht Center | 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
In Spanish with English supertitles
BRUMA (Mist)
Friday & Saturday, July 12 & 13 | 8:30 pm
Sunday, July 14 | 5:00 pm
Saturday, July 13: Forum after the performance
TEATRO DEL CIELO | Guayaquil, Ecuador

BRUMA (Mist)

Written & Directed by Martín Peña Vázquez
Anastasia passes away and upon entering the afterlife's threshold is detained at an office where mandatory procedures must be completed to determine her soul's fate. Running this office is a man blinded by power, who controls the situation of all entering Bruma.
Koubek Center Theatre | 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami
Dramatic physical theatre
CACHORRO DE LEÓN, CASI TODO SOBRE MI PADRE (Lion Cub, Almost Everything About My Father)
Thursday, Friday & Saturday; July 18, 19 & 20 | 8:30 pm
Thursday, July 18: Forum after the performance
SA´AS TUN | Mérida, Mexico

CACHORRO DE LEÓN, CASI TODO SOBRE MI PADRE (Lion Cub, Almost Everything About My Father)

Written & Directed by Conchi León
A biographical play exploring a love-hate relationship with the father, and the discovery of theatre as a healing balm and therapy in circumstances that branded childhood with fire.
Koubek Center Theatre | 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami
Autobiographical monologue
HOMENAJE A LOS HERMANOS ÁLVAREZ QUINTERO (Homage to the Álvarez Quintero Brothers)
Friday & Saturday, July 19 & 20 | 8:30 pm
Sunday, July 21 | 5:00 pm
Friday, July 19: Forum after the performance
MUNDOFICCIÓN PRODUCCIONES | Seville, Spain

HOMENAJE A LOS HERMANOS ÁLVAREZ QUINTERO (Homage to the Álvarez Quintero Brothers)

Written by Hermanos Álvarez Quintero & Alfonso Sánchez | Directed by Alfonso Sánchez
A tribute celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Serafín (1871-1938) and Joaquín (1873-1944) Álvarez Quintero, reviving some of their most charismatic pieces. An idealized, delightful, and affectionate portrait of Andalusia filled with rhythmic mastery and charm.
Carnival Studio Theater, Adrienne Arsht Center | 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
In Spanish with English supertitles
BARRABÁS, HISTORIA DE UN PERRO (Barrabás, Story of a Dog)
Friday & Saturday, July 19 & 20 | 8:30 pm
Sunday, July 21 | 5:00 pm
Saturday, July 20: Forum after the performance
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY

BARRABÁS, HISTORIA DE UN PERRO (Barrabás, Story of a Dog)

Written & Directed by Stefanie Neukirch
A two-year-old child is attacked by the family dog in a domestic setting. The mother witnesses the attack; the father does not. Father and mother take turns blaming each other in a futile attempt to comprehend the incomprehensible.
Westchester Cultural Arts Center | 7930 S.W. 40th Street (Tropical Park), Miami
In Spanish with English supertitles
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY | PENEQUE, CIEN POR CIEN VALIENTE (100% Brave)
Saturday, July 20 | 5:00 pm (Key Biscayne Community Center)
Sunday, July 21 | 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm (Koubek Center - Shows at 3:00 & 5:00 pm)
PRODUCCIONES INFANTILES MIGUEL PINO | Málaga, Spain

INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY | PENEQUE, CIEN POR CIEN VALIENTE (100% Brave)

Written & Directed by Miguel & Antonio Pino
The secrets and wonders of puppetry are revealed through a heartfelt story of love and creativity. Young Miguelito embraces his imagination, turning a small pumpkin into his very first puppet.

Koubek Center: 2:00–3:00 pm Face painting, stilt walkers & snacks | 2:30–5:00 pm Carnival games | 3:00–5:00 pm Arts, puppetry, dance & percussion workshops | 3:00 & 5:00 pm Puppet shows.
Key Biscayne Community Center & Koubek Center Theatre | Miami
Children & Family Theatre | Free Admission
LA CELESTINA, TRAGICOMEDIA DE LITA (La Celestina, Lita's Tragicomedy)
Friday & Saturday, July 26 & 27 | 8:30 pm
Sunday, July 28 | 5:00 pm
Friday, July 26: Forum after the performance
REY MARCIALI PRODUCCIONES | Córdoba, Argentina

LA CELESTINA, TRAGICOMEDIA DE LITA (La Celestina, Lita's Tragicomedy)

Free adaptation by David Piccotto & Julieta Daga of Fernando de Rojas' classic | Directed by David Piccotto
The voices of Fernando de Rojas' classic work haunt Lita as she balances in constant jeopardy. Supporting a collapsed stage set with her bare hands where everything hangs by a thread, she will laugh, weep, and revel right to the very end.
Carnival Studio Theater, Adrienne Arsht Center | 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
Clown tragicomedy
ÉTER (Ether)
Friday & Saturday, July 26 & 27 | 8:30 pm
Sunday, July 28 | 5:00 pm
Saturday, July 27: Forum after the performance
DE LA LEGUA INC. / ARTE BORICUA | San Juan, Puerto Rico

ÉTER (Ether)

By Marian Pabón Catalá | Directed by Julio Ramos
Sole has dedicated herself to home and caring for her paraplegic husband Azael following a car accident. Uncomfortable circumstances unfold as Sole enters moments of introspection that unravel dark secrets about the man she loved so deeply.
Westchester Cultural Arts Center | 7930 S.W. 40th Street (Tropical Park), Miami
Psychological drama
LA IRA DE NARCISO (The Wrath of Narcissus)
Friday & Saturday, July 26 & 27 | 8:30 pm
Sunday, July 28 | 5:00 pm
Sunday, July 28: Forum after the performance
DEUS EX MACHINA | Caracas, Venezuela

LA IRA DE NARCISO (The Wrath of Narcissus)

By Sergio Blanco | Directed by Rossana Hernández
Set during the playwright's stay in Ljubljana to give a keynote lecture on the myth of Narcissus. Discovering an indelible bloodstain in his hotel room triggers a police intrigue uncovering macabre details of an extremely violent crime.
Koubek Center Theatre | 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami
Autofictional thriller
DISONANCIA (Dissonance)
Thursday, Friday & Saturday; August 1, 2 & 3 | 8:30 pm
Sunday, August 4 | 5:00 pm
Thursday, August 1: Forum after the performance
TEATRO AVANTE | Miami, U.S.A.

DISONANCIA (Dissonance)

By Abel González Melo | Directed by Mario Ernesto Sánchez
Set across two distinct eras and spaces, the play explores the indelible mark left on human beings and societies by dictatorships—often born disguised as democratic revolutions. Totalitarian mechanisms of violence undermine and test human integrity.
Carnival Studio Theater, Adrienne Arsht Center | 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
In Spanish with English supertitles