PRODUCTION HISTORY.
LA FIACA
In Spanish only
July 23–29, 1976
By Ricardo Talesnick (Argentina)
Producer and Director: Hugo Medrano
Stage Manager: Janet Langon
Designers: Paul Wahler (Set and Light Designer)
Cast: Tesa Bridal (Marta), Luis Manrique (Néstor), Angela Huici (Madre), Tomás Pintado (Peralta), Carlos Cabrera (Jáuregui), Elio Sánchez (Balbiani)
Production Staff: John Dorsey (Light Board Operator) and John Libby (Sound Board Operator)
Venue: Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
HOMAGE TO NERUDA
Fall 1977
Homenaje a Pablo Neruda: A bilingual celebration with poems, songs and dance.
Venue: GALA’s original space in Adams Morgan, 2319 18th Street, NW
FLORES DE PAPEL
Paper Flowers
In Spanish and English on alternate nights
January 14–February 5, 1978
By Egon Wolff (Chile)
Commissioned English translation by Egla Morales Blouin
Producer and Director: Hugo Medrano
Stage Manager: Teresa Gottlieb
Designers: Hugo Medrano (Set Design), Carlos Bañales (Sound Design), Kim Peter Kovac (Light Design)
Cast (Spanish): Egla Morales Blouin (Eva) and Diego Zúñiga (El Merluza)
(English): Gay Hammerman (Eva) and Diego Zúñiga (El Merluza)
Production Staff: Enrique Bañales, Carlos Zavala and Salvador Pineda (Set Construction), Nelson Lorenzo (Properties), Julia Brossman (Paper Folding), Marcelo Montesinos (Poster Design), and Ceil Kovac (Sketches)
LA AGONIA DEL DIFUNTO
The Death-Rattle of Don Tino
In Spanish and English on alternate nights
May 20–June 18, 1978
By Esteban Navajas Cortes (Colombia)
Commissioned English adaptation and translation by Raúl Rizik
Producer: Hugo Medrano
Directors: Enisberto Jaraba-Pardo (Spanish version); Raúl Rizik (English version)
Designers: Carlos Bañales (Sound Design), Kim Kovac (Light Design), Hugo Medrano (Costume and Set Designs)
Spanish Cast: Teresa Gottlieb (Doña Carmen), Teresa Díaz (Nora Otilia), Nelson Lorenzo (Benigno Sampués), Raúl Rizik (Don Agustino)
English Cast: Gayana Jurkevich (Doña Carmen), Adeline Domingo (Nora Otilia), Ricardo Gaetjens (Benigno Sampués), Brian Hemmingsen (Don Agustino)
Production Staff: Brian Hemmingsen (Carpenter), Naúl Ojeda (Poster Design), Rebecca Medrano (Advertising)
LA NOCHE DE LOS ASESINOS
Night of the Assassins
GALAXY Production (Boston)
In Spanish and English on separate productions
November 10–26, 1978
By José Triana (Cuba)
Director: Gabriel García
Assistant Director: Joanna Hefferen
Cast: Gabriel Garcia (Lalo), Ho Ferreira (Cuca), Teresa Brito (Beba)
EL FABRICANTE DE DEUDAS
The Debt Builder
In Spanish and English on alternate nights
March 9–April 1, 1979
By Sebastián Salazar Bondy (Perú)
Prologue based on “El Perú: Retrato de un país adolescente” by Luis A. Sanchez
Commissioned English translation by Raúl N. Rizik
Producer and Director: Hugo Medrano
Stage Manager: Barbary Baer
Designers: Carlos Bañales (Light & Sound Designs), Mateo Holsen (Original Music), Hugo Medrano (Set Design), Francisco López (Comics Design)
Cast: Luis Manrique (Luciano Obedot), Rebecca Read (Pitusa Obedot), Alicia Neiman (Socorro Pinzónde Obedot), Oscar Ordenes (Cash and Sagarra), Nelson Lorenzo (Jacinto), Richard Gaetjens (Angel Castro), Raúl Rizik (Ahumada, Santizo and Obeso), Marcel Bouquet (Marqués de Rondevieux), Sandra Carvajal (Godofreda), Herminia Parra (Jobita), Hugo Medrano (Jerome Pernaud)
Production Staff: Enrique Bañales (Set Construction), Marisa F. Ecija (Light Crew), Luis Velasco (Hair), Oscar Discetta (Tailor), León Bolaños (Poster Design), Lisa Minichiello (Backstage Manager), Joseph Klipple (Slides)
DE NUESTRAS MUJERES
About Our Women
A bilingual presentation of Latin American poetry
Selected poetry by: Santa Teresa de Jesús, Sor Juan Inés de la Cruz, Alfonsina Storni, Juana de Ibarbourou, Gabriela Mistral, Idea Vilariño, Irma Astorga, etc.
Adapted, translated and directed by Egla Morales Blouin
Producer: Hugo Medrano
Stage Manager: Richard Gaetjens
Designers: Delphy Vaznaugh (Projections), Hugo Medrano (Sest Design & Costume Design), Carlos Bañales (Sound Design), Kim Peter Kovac (Light Design)
Cast: Delphy Vaznaugh, Gayana Jurkevich, Alida Yath-Cruces, Diva Ponti, Herminia Parra, Carmen Morales Deeny, Jane E. Shore, Sylvia López Calleja, Marta Chacón, Egla Morales Blouin, Fred Strebe (Flute)
Production Staff: Enrique Bañales (Lighting Assistant), David Beyl (Light Board Operator), Kim Peter Kovac (Master Carpenter), Ramón Juarbe (Costume Asistente), Luis Velasco (Hair Stylist)
THE MASSES ARE ASSES
A Staged Reading
Co-produced with the 8th Source Theatre Festival
By Pedro Pietri
Director: Abel López
Cast: Sylecia Janutolo, Chuck Lippman
FEDERICO, GRACIA Y CALOR
Bilingual
May 10–27, 1979
Poems, songs and dramatic scenes by Federico García Lorca (Spain)
Narrative Text by Rafael Supervía
Producer and Director: Hugo Medrano
Stage Manager: Teresa Valaer
Musical Director: Paco de Málaga
Piano and Flute: June Starke
Designers: Hugo Medrano (Costumes and Set Design), Carlos Bañales (Light Design)
Cast: Hugo Medrano, Oscar Ordenes, José Luis R. Velasco, Adlin Domingo, Herminia Parra, and Mara Odette
Production Staff: Javier Domingo & Jose Luis R. Velasco (Production Assistants), Naúl Ojeda (Art & Poster Design), Jose Luis R. Velasco (Makeup & Hair), Marisa F. Ecija (Light & Set Construction), Ana Martinez (Flamenco Consultant), Raoul Rizik and Macarena Serrano (Publicity)
JUAN VALENTIN - IN CONCERT
May 2, 1979
An evening with Puerto Rican singer Juan Valentin and his songs and those from the Latin American repertoire.
Director: Steve Gray
SAVERIO EL CRUEL
Saverio, the Cruel
Saverio, el cruel
In Spanish and English, on alternate nights
June 7–23, 1979
Inspired by the play of the same name by Roberto Arlt (Argentina)
English translation by Laura Eastman and Gabriel García
Producer: Hugo Medrano
Director: Gabriel García
Stage Manager: Adriana Gutierrez
Designers: Carlos Bañales (Light Design)
Cast: Raul Rizik (Saverio), Marcel Bouquet (Juan), Adlin Domingo (Luisa), Rebecca Read (Simone), Marisa F. Ecija (Niño con flauta), Gayana Jurkevich (Susana), and Guillermo Labarca (Pedro)
Production Staff: Daniel Doura (Vocal Coach), Naúl Ojeda (Poster Design), Julie Wiatt and Joseph Klipple (Photography), Raoul Rizik (Publicity)
Venue: Unitarian All Souls Church
THE ALTERNATIVE
La Alternativa
In English only
December 8-17, 1978
By Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) (United States)
Director: Arnett Holloway
LATIN AMERICA: AN EMERGING REALITY
September 1–28, 1979
An exhibition that provided an overview of Latin America through a variety of artistic disciplines.
Sponsored by the General Services Administration and National Archives and Record Service for the 1979 National Hispanic Heritage Week at the General Services Administration’s Exhibit Lobby, F Street, NW (between 18th and 19th Streets, NW)
Photography:
The Nicaraguan scene by Marcelo Montecino (Chile)
Faces of Central America by Francisco Alvarado (Honduras)
Struggle in the Southern Cone, From the Institute of Policy Studies Collection
Ceramics, Handicrafts, and musical instruments:
Several pieces from the private collection of Carlos Martinez Vidal (Argentina)
Arpilleras of Chile (Patchwork Appliques):
From the private collection of Isabel Allende (Chile)
Woodcuts and Poster Design by Naúl Ojeda
Exhibit Coordinators: Enrique Bañales, Daniel Jacobson, Hugo Medrano, Rebecca Read
El SI DE LAS NIÑAS
When Young Girls Say Yes
In Spanish only
November 9–December 9, 1979
By Leandro Fernandez de Moratín (Spain)
Producer & Director: Hugo Medrano
Stage Manager: Daniel Jacobson
Designers: Carlos Bañales (Light & Sound Design), Hugo Medrano (Set & Costume Designs)
Cast: Raúl N. Rizik (Simón), José M. Guerricagoitia (Don Diego), Laly Anker (Doña Irene), Sara Monnerat (Doña Francisca, Paquita), María McCormick (Rita), José Luis R. Velasco (Calamocha), Manolo Santalla (Don Carlos)
Production Staff: Miranda Kreisberg (Backstage manager), Ruth Pettus (Scenic paint), José Luis R. Velasco (Hair), Oscar Ordenes (Language Consultant), Joseph Klipple (Photographer)
LAS MONJAS
The Nuns
In Spanish and English on alternate nights
August 21-September 28, 1980
By Eduardo Manet (Cuba)
Producer and Director: Hugo Medrano
Designers: Carlos Bañales (Light & Sound Design) and Hugo Medrano (Set & Costume Design)
Cast: Spanish: José Luis R. Velasco, Richard Gaetjens, Carlos Gonzalez, Manolo Santalla, and Laly Anker; English: Richard Gaetjens, Carlos Gonzalez, Manolo Santalla
¿A QUE JUGAMOS?
What Should We Play?
Productions in Spanish and English
April 11–27, 1980
By Carlos Gorostiza (Argentina)
English translation by GALA’s Translation Committee* presided by Dr. Myriam Davis
Producer and Director: Hugo Medrano
Assistant Director: Egla Morales Blouin
Stage Manager: Susan Carr
Designers: leb (Set Design), Paul Davis (Original Piano Music), mbc (Lights & Sound.
Cast: Miranda Kreisberg (Chony), Guillermo Labarca (Cacho), Luis Manrique (Federico), Alicia Neiman (Leonor) (Rebecca Read in the English production), and Hugo Medrano (Pasco)
Production Staff: Ana María Aignasse, Fred Gluecksmann and Eduardo Jacobson (Set Construction), Kent Minichiello and Joseph Klipple (Photography)
GALA’s Translation committee members: Paul Davis, Mary Lou Hoelscher, Daniel Lecuona, Sarah Monnerat, Rebecca Read