¡Este sábado una sola presentación La Caída de Rafael Trujillo!
This Saturday join us for the single night performance of La Caída de Rafael Trujillo!
El pasado cobra vida en el escenario a través de esta representación del dictador de República Dominicana durante más de 30 años. Demostrando “las garras del poder” de Trujillo, la dramaturga Rivera cuenta una historia intensa de fuerzas políticas internacionales, la revuelta en la isla y la humanidad.
The story of a man whose desire for absolute power poisoned his humanity and terrorized a nation… produced by one of the United States’ leading bilingual theater companies traveling from NYC, TEATRO CÍRCULO
Saturday, June 17 at 7 pm at Teatro ECAS, 679 Valley Street, Providence, RI.
La Caída de Rafael Trujillo abarca más de cinco años dedicados a estudios intensivos, investigación, entrevistas, así como fuente de recurso el aclamado Instituto de Estudios Dominicanos en CUNY y trabajo que fue publicado por NoPassport en 2015.
La Caída de Rafael Trujillo spans over five dedicated years of intensive scholarship, primary research, first-person interviews, as well as source material from CUNY’s acclaimed Institute for Dominican Studies, and it was published by NoPassport in 2015.
Single Performance
Sábado 17 de junio a las 7 pm Saturday June 17 at 7pm
“‘La Caída de Rafael Trujillo’ trata sobre el ascenso y la caída del tirano. La dramaturga Carmen Rivera presenta sin tapujos los horrores de la violencia en la república y el terror para que siempre se mantenga el anhelo de la lucha por la justicia.” “‘La Caída de Rafael Trujillo’ – about the rise and fall of the notorious dictator. (Playwright) Carmen Rivera courageously brings us face to face with the horrors of state violence and terror so that we may yearn and fight for justice.” – Iris Morales (Activist, Filmmaker, Publisher)
“Esta obra reflexiona sobre cómo tantos latinoamericanos y españoles han sobrevivido al trauma y la violencia de las dictaduras, habla de la resiliencia de estas comunidades y cómo se han comprometido a avanzar en el espíritu de la democracia a pesar de los enormes desafíos que enfrentaron en sus respectivas sociedades”. “This play reflects on how so many Latin American people as well as continental Spaniards have survived the trauma and violence of dictatorships, it speaks of the remarkable resiliency of these communities and how they have committed to move forward in the spirit of democracy despite the enormous challenges they faced in their respective societies.” – Award-Winning Playwright Carmen Rivera
Buy tickets at teatroecas.org or call our box office at 401-421-3227
Our Fiscal Year Ends June 30!
This has been a whirlwind of a season and it is not over yet. We still have two plays in our beautiful new home at 679 Valley Street Providence. We had a record-breaking number of tickets sold for our inaugural play, Jardin de Otoño.
Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for your support and patronage.
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We couldn’t have gotten to where we are today, without YOU!
Please help. We are hoping to raise $5,000 between now and Friday June 30.
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