Gente de Teatro Presents CANCUN

Upon receiving the inaugural Bridge Award (Premio Puente) at Sin Muros, the Latina/o Theater Festival held at Stages Repertory last February, Gente de Teatro (Houston, TX) celebrates its 23rd season with a second comedy from Catalan playwright Jordi Galcerán: Cancún. Every year without fail, two couples, intimate friends, spend their vacation in a remote location. However, what had always been a perfect scene turns into an intriguing and hilarious puzzle, drawing a thin line between fantasy and reality. In Cancún, everything seems possible, and the frustrations of every day become entangled with the dreams of what could have been.

Cancún opens Oct.11 and runs through Oct. 14 at Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH). All performaces are in Spanish with English Surtitles on Oct. 12 & 13. Tickets can be purchased at www.matchouston.org

Once again, Galcerán, the author of the widely successful The Grönholm Method (2003), seduces his audience with a fast-paced and ingenious challenge, a plot full of surprises. In Galcerán's own words, Cancún "is a popular, sophisticated comedy blending humor and reflection while eliciting both laughter and emotion."

Cancún, directed by Marcela Salas, features Gente de Teatro members Sergio Amsel as Pablo, Esteban Gago as Vicente, Ana Scuseria as Laura & Claudia Soroka as Reme.

Performances of Cancún are Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3:30pm. The production is not suitable for children.

Tickets to Cancún are $25, $26 & $30. Tickets can be purchased at www.matchouston.org).

Gente de Teatro relies on the generous support of the Consulate General of Argentina in Houston & Casa Argentina de Houston.

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