LatinUs Theater Company

"Gloria" - A sitcom comedy with touches of thriller and mystery in a story of characters who hide and show their personalities in equal parts until everything comes to light. Featuring two couples-Gloria and Ricky, Silvia and Cornellius- who co-own a publishing house. When one of the couples breaks up, the other begins to look for a new business partner. In their dealings with each other and in searching for a new partner, they come across a waiter living a double life and a wealthy, unscrupulous gentleman. The characters in this work bring the laughter, but also deep reflection. This is the world premiere of laureate Spanish writer Eduardo Mendoza's play "Gloria. Mendoza won the Cervantes Prize in 2016. The Miguel Cervantes Prize is the most prestigious award of the Spanish language literature. Born in Barcelona, Spain, Mendoza lived much of his life in New York City, where he initially studied law. After realizing he wished to become an author, he has written over 16 novels, 3 plays, and several short stories and essays.

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"Los Soles Truncos" - An example of classical Puerto Rican theater, the play draws from the reality of Puerto Rico in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The three Burkhart sisters, belonging to the upper social class of San Juan, Puerto Rico, have begun to lose everything and everyone important to them -their parents, social position, material good, and money. As a result, they lock themselves in their house on Cristo Street in Old San Juan even though they are on the verge of losing that as well. Throughout the play, the sisters struggle with their impotence in the face of time and their own aging. Themes of pain, victimization, and the restlessness of the sisters, as well as the American invasion of Puerto Rico, are pervasive throughout the play. Playwright René Marqués was born on October 4, 1919 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Before his death on March 22, 1979, he authored many works including plays, novels, shortstories, and essays. His most well-known work is "La Carreta," published in 1953. Marqués graduated in 1942 from the College of Agricultural Arts of Mayaguuez, then studied at the University of Madrid, and then studied writing at Columbia University in New York City. He was part of a group of artist and literary intellectuals known in Puerto Rico as, "The Generation of the 50s."