Mad Cow Theatre to Present Readings & Workshops with Teatro Espanol and Clases de Teatro

As part of its 20th Season, Mad Cow Theatre is delighted to announce the 2016-2017 schedule of staged readings and workshops for its third edition of Teatro Español and Clases de Teatro.

The program, which Mad Cow Theatre founded in 2014, is committed to bringing great Spanish theatre to Central Florida, performed in the original language, and to provide Spanish-language classes and workshops to the community.

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Teatro Español will present staged readings of two great works by the renowned Spanish playwright Federico García Lorca:

La Casa de Bernarda Alba
September 27 and 28, 2016 @ 7:30 p.m. (27 y 28 de septiembre de 2016 a las 7:30 p.m.)
Lorca's last play of the classic "rural trilogy" - a poetic drama of women in the villages of Spain (La última obra de Lorca de la clásica "trilogía rural" - un drama poético de mujeres en los pueblos de España)

Yerma
February 7 and 8, 2017 @ 7:30 p.m. (7 y 8 de febrero de 2017 a las 7:30 p.m.)
Lorca's vivid tale of desperate motherhood - a tragedy of blood and honor (Una vívida historia de Lorca de maternidad desesperada - una tragedia de sangre y honor)

Tickets to the readings are $12 and can be purchased at madcowtheatre.com or by phoning the Mad Cow box office at 407-297-8788, ext. 1.

Spanish-speaking actors interested in participating in the staged readings are invited to audition. Audition information is available here. Auditions will take place at Mad Cow Theatre on Monday, August 8, 2016 from 6:00 pm-9:00 pm.

In addition to staged readings, Mad Cow Theatre presents Clases de Teatro, Spanish-language workshops and classes in theatre. These classes are free but have limited space, so participants are strongly encouraged to book in advance through this link.

Clase de Teatro #1: Acting Training
Saturday, October 1, 2016 @ noon - 2:30 p.m.
The objective of this workshop is to introduce participants to theatrical exercises. To offer them tools to explore and develop their expressiveness through theater, while using Spanish to communicate. Through movement and vocalization exercises we put our imagination in motion, by creating characters. We will create situations to be experienced by our characters. The session will conclude with a series of improvisations.
For adults (18+) with or without theatre experience. Participants need to be bilingual or advanced Spanish students. Duration: 2 and ½ hours

Clase de Teatro: Entrenamiento Actoral
Sábado, 01 de octubre 2016 @ mediodía - 2:30 p.m
El objetivo del taller es introducir a los participantes a ejercicios teatrales. Ofrecerles herramientas para explorar y desarrollar su expresividad a través del teatro, usando el español para comunicarse. Con ejercicios de movimiento and vocalizaciones pondremos en funcionamiento la imaginación, creando personajes. Entre todos crearemos situaciones para que sean transitadas por los personajes. La sesión concluirá con una serie de improvisaciones colectivas.
Dirigido a: Adultos (18+) con o sin experiencia teatral. Los participantes deben ser bilingües o estudiantes avanzados de español. Duración: 2 ½ horas

Clase de Teatro #2: Living Text on Stage I
Session one: Tuesday, December 6, 2016: 6 - 8:30 p.m.
Session two: Wednesday, December 7, 2016 @ 6 - 8:30 p.m.
The objective of this workshop is to explore the work of the actor with the text. To understand how the actor internalizes and makes the author's words his own, and to explore what the character feels and wants to achieve every time he talks. We will work with texts by diverse authors, such as Jorge Luis Borges, Juan Ramón Jiménez, and Pablo Neruda, among others. For bilingual actors, acting students, or people with some experience. Duration: 5 hours (2 sessions)

Clase de Teatro: Texto vivo en el escenario I
Primera sesión: Martes 6 de diciembre de 2016: 6 - 8:30 p.m.
Segunda sesión: Miércoles 7 de diciembre de 2016: 6 - 8:30 p.m.
El objetivo del taller es explorar el trabajo del actor con el texto. Cómo el actor puede internalizar y hacer propias las palabras del autor y decidir qué es lo que el personaje siente y quiere conseguir cada vez que se expresa. Trabajaremos con textos de diversos autores, como Jorge Luis Borges, Juan Ramón Jiménez y Pablo Neruda, entre otros.
Dirigido a: Actores, estudiantes de teatro o personas con alguna experiencia teatral, que sean bilingües. Duración: 5 horas (2 sesiones)

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Mad Cow Theatre's Teatro Español and Clases de Teatro are instructed and directed by Eliana Stratico, who received her degree of Actri?z Nacional (BA in Acting) from the Instituto Universitario Nacional del Arte of Argentina and her Master of Education degree from Northeastern University. Since 1996 she has been active as an actress, director, playwright, and acting teacher in Buenos Aires and Boston. She has experience teaching undergraduate level Spanish classes and developing Spanish through the arts curriculums from middle school to professional development workshops for Spanish teachers and lecturers.

Mad Cow Theatre Executive Director MiTzi Maxwell praises the programs, "We are very proud of Teatro Espanol and Clases de Teatro. I have truly enjoyed watching this program grow and deepen over the last three years. The combination of Lorca's magical language -- spoken as it was written -- and the presence of extraordinary talent led by Eliana Stratico -- it is a bounty for our community. Being in the theatre with these words spoken by these actors in the language it was intended is breathtaking and deeply moving."

Mad Cow Theatre representatives will be on hand at the NCLR National Council of La Raza Expo on July 23 - 25 to share information about the program.

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