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This first anthology in English dedicated exclusively to Spanish-American women playwrights includes eight plays by award-winning authors who have received national and international acclaim.
While these playwrights articulate concerns similar to those of their male counterparts-social injustice, the question of identity, the role of art, the power of writing-their feminist perspectives offer a fresh view of Spanish America by challenging traditional male representations of women. While the plays humorously reveal the cultural and social politics of each country, they also examine seriously the absurdities of everyday life. The playwrights include Isidora Aguirre (Chile), Sabina Berman (Mexico), Myrna Casas (Puerto Rico), Teresa Marichal (Puerto Rico), Diana Raznovich (Argentina), Mariela Romero (Venezuela), Beatriz Seibel (Argentina), and Maruxa Vilalta (Mexico).
"I like the quality and scope of the translations. They are quite well done. They flow in English without losing essential aspects of the plays in the original language, and most importantly, would be stageworthy.
"This is a valuable addition to the relatively few existing anthologies of Latin American theatre (even fewer in print), and has the added benefit of concentrating on women playwrights who have frequently been absent from previous anthologies." — Adam Versenyi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Preface
Introduction by Margarita Vargas
Altarpiece of Yumbel
Isidora Aguirre, Chile
Yankee
Sabina Berman, Mexico
The Great USkrainian Circus
Myrna Casas, Puerto Rico
Evening Walk
Teresa Marichal Lugo, Puerto Rico
Dial-a-Mom
Diana Raznovich, Argentina
Waiting for the Italian
Mariela Romero, Venezuela
Seven Times Eve
Beatriz Seibel, Argentina
A Woman, Two Men, and a Gunshot
Maruxa Vilalta, Mexico Trans. Kirsten Nigro
Bibliography
Index