Three short plays: Cuanto vale una heladera by Claudia Piñeiro, Mesa de saldos by Claudio Regis & Verona by Claudia Piñeiro at Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston

An evening of three short plays by well-know Argentine playwrights Claudia Piñeiro & Claudio Regis!

ALL PERFORMANCES ARE IN SPANISH. English surtitles are not available for this production.

Cuánto vale una heladera (How much is a refrigerator worth) by Claudia Piñeiro, one of the most widely read authors in Argentina and worldwide.
The work subtly addresses, through humor, the theme of reclaiming identity in a modern, globalized, and bureaucratic world.

Mesa de Saldos (Sale Table) by Claudio Regis.
A man searches for books written and dedicated by hand by his deceased grandfather, whom he deeply admires. Claudio Regis easily captures our interest in participating in an intriguing everyday scene.

Verona by Claudia Piñeiro
A warm and amusing work about the complexity of love and sisterhood.

No late seating!

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHTS

Claudia Piñeiro, writer, television scriptwriter, playwright, and economist, graduated in Economics (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina), working as an accountant for several years while preparing her first texts. The first novel published by the author was Un ladrón entre nosotros in 2004, the same year her first theatrical premiere took place: Cuánto vale una heladera (How much is a refrigerator worth). However, Piñeiro's first novel written was El secreto de las rubias, unpublished despite having been among the top ten finalists for the La Sonrisa Vertical Prize. She has received national and international awards for her literary, theatrical, and journalistic work. She is the author of the novels Las viudas de los jueves, which received the Clarín Novel Prize 2005, Tuya, Elena sabe, LiBeraturpreis Prize 2010, Las grietas de Jara, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize 2010, "Betibú, Un comunista en calzoncillos, Una suerte pequeña, and Las maldiciones. Piñeiro has also published children's stories, short stories, and tales like Quién no. Several of her novels have been adapted into film and television. She is one of the most translated Argentine writers into other languages, making her books read and enjoyed by thousands of readers worldwide. In 2019, she was awarded the Pepe Carvalho Black Novel Prize.

Claudio Regis is an Argentine actor, director, journalist, and writer. Trained at Carlos Evaristo's school, he acted in various productions in Buenos Aires and directed numerous theater plays. He is the author of the book Short Plays for Microteatro. His texts are currently represented worldwide in acting schools and theater venues. Since 1996, he has hosted the TV program Digital Domain. He was nominated for the Martín Fierro Digital in 2019. References: www.claudioregis.com

Sponsors: Gente de Teatro greatly appreciates Eduardo Nuñez's and Blue Wave Supplier Development Program's support. GdT also relies on the generous support of the Consulate General of Argentina in Houston, the Consulate General of Spain, Casa Argentina de Houston, Casa de España en Houston, the Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston, La Escuela Argentina de Houston, Ferguson Enterprises, Doray Castillo Productions and El Venezolano en Houston.