Cuánto vale una heladera (How much is a refrigerator worth)

Cuánto vale una heladera (How much is a refrigerator worth) is a funny and touching story about a woman who demands a new refrigerator after the one she bought burns out due to a power surge. This generates absurd situations that are too close to our reality. Written by 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.

Directed by:
Marcela Salas

The Cast:
Sergio Amsel (Dr. Loche), Carolina Cutrera (Employee), Esteban Gago (Peralta), Ana Ilvento Scuseria (Announcer), Claudia Soroka (Piñeiro) & Jorge Zambra (Lobatti)

Run time: approximately 30 minutes

Verona

Verona humorously portrays a hilarious encounter of three sisters during their mother's 80th birthday. While others prepare to celebrate, they debate about life, have fun, confess, criticize, hurt, and reconcile, giving rise to an intimate world where not even the younger brother, who has arrived from Italy, will manage to enter. It is a warm and amusing work about the complexity of love and sisterhood.

Directed by:
Marcela Salas

The Cast:
Carolina Cutrera (Cruz), Esteban Gago (Goyo), Ana Ilvento Scuseria (Gabriela) & Claudia Soroka (Adriana)

Run time: approximately 30 minutes

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

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 However, Piñeiro's first novel written was El secreto de las rubias, unpublished despite having been among the top ten finalists for the La Sonrisa Vertical Prize.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.

Mesa de Saldos (Sale Table)

A man searches for books written and dedicated by hand by his deceased grandfather, whom he deeply admires. When talking about him with others, he develops a tender family story that will captivate us. Claudio Regis easily captures our interest in participating in an intriguing everyday scene.

Directed by:
Marcela Salas

The Cast:
Sergio Amsel (Jorge), Ana Ilvento Scuseria (Ema) & Jorge Zambra (Bookseller)

Run Time: approximately 30 minutes

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

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

THURSDAY, MAY 2 thru SUNDAY, MAY 5

RUNTIME::
2 hours 15 minutes with 2 intermissions

TICKETS:
Regular:
$33 Thursday
*$38 Friday/Saturday

$30 Seniors 65+

*$33 Regular Tickets 
for members of CAH, IHCH, & Spaniards in Houston
with Special Discount Code for Friday/Saturday

SUNDAY, MAY 5 at 3:30 PM
DISCOUNT PERFORMANCE
All Tickets are $27

NO LATE SEATING 

Student Group Discount: Student groups of 10+ can receive $25 tickets by using dicount code GDT3X1STU at checkout.

PLEASE NOTE: All performances are in SPANISH. English Surtitles are not available. 

The content of all plays is suitable for Middle & High School-aged audiences and adults.

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, Doray Castillo Productions and El Venezolano en Houston.

Copyrights for Cuanto vale una heladera and Verona were paid to Argentores (The General Society of Authors, Argentina).

Copyrights for Mesa de Saldos were authorized by Claudio Regis.

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