2007 OUR FRIENDS... OLD AND NEW... 2008

17th

Season


"...Riotous Tale of the Dead"   Dont miss it!!!
Volvió una Noche
She Returned One Night
by Eduardo Rovner (Argentina)

directed by Mario Marcel (Argentina)

May 8 - 31, 2008

at Gunston Arts Center

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Bob Anthony "Nucky Walder and Peter Pereyra are well on their way to becoming a first class comedy team..." "It is a romantic farce all the way..." "...a riotous evening of entertainment with a most tender ending." "Peter Pereyra has exceptional comedy technique..." "Again Teatro de la Luna comes through with an exceptionally fine family play that keeps the audience still laughing as they leave the theater."

DC Theatre Scene "She Returned One Night is so believable you’ll laugh your heart out and be filled with wonder." "chaos unwinds with one surprise after another aided by Rovner’s catchy dialogue." "[Walder’s] portrayal of Fanny is filled with impish charm" "...you’ll laugh out loud and smile all the way home." "I haven’t had this good a laugh in a long time."

The Examiner "...a delectable piece of magical realism..." "Peter Pereyra is delightful as Manuel..." "Nucky Walder is hilarious as Manuel’s fussy mother." "...Marcel and his actors have handled the play deftly and delicately" "...an entertaining, theatrical soufflé."

Sun Gazette "clever from start to finish, with plenty of farce and physical comedy" "...an ending that sends everyone out of the theater feeling all warm and happy." "...everyone in the cast of eight performs well." "Director Mario Marcel's pacing is strong, and his handling of the physical situations is deft."

Washington Post "...inspired, lightweight entertainment..." "...gales of laughter from audiences..." "...funny cameos by an energetic archangel (Marcela Ferlito)..." "...Pereyra and Marcano are engaging performers blessed with fine comic timing..."

For entire review click here

In Spanish with English Surtitles

Area Première    -    Ages: 13+

Awards: Casa de las Américas (1991), Florencio (1993), Argentores (1995),ACE, HOLA, New York (2001-2002) Asociación de Autores de España (2006)

A promising youth who could be a surgeon or concert violinist is a pedicurist and member of a tango quartet.  His dead mother, whom only he can see and hear, is determined he live up to his promises. Love and Laughter, two potent allies, hasten the inevitable!


A Family, On and Off the Stage

By Ellen McCarthy

Washington Post Staff Writer

Friday, May 9, 2008; Page WE40

"You'll have to excuse Mario. He's a working director," Nucky Walder says, fanning the collar of her shirt in jest as she introduces Teatro de la Luna director Mario Marcel. "And today he's really working."

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Summer Bilingual

Theater Workshops

for students 6 – 11 years old

at  Casa de la Luna

4020 Georgia Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20011

(Georgia Ave/Petworth

Metro Station -Green Line)

Would you like to dance, sing, act, build puppets?...

Then come and have some Summer fun with us!

1st Series July 7 - 18

Final presentation Saturday, July 19 - 10am

2nd Series July 21 - August 1

Final presentation Saturday, August 2 -10am

3rd Series August 4 - 15

Final presentation Saturday, August 16 - 10am

Mondays,  Wednesdays  &  Fridays
9am - 12 noon   ●   Morning session
2pm - 5pm   ●   Afternoon session

Cost: $200 per series

INFO/REGISTRATION: 202-882-6227


EXPERIENCE THEATER PROGRAM

Teatro de la Luna’s Experience Theater Program through its Traveling Theater is available to tour to area schools, community centers, children’s centers and libraries. Plays currently in our repertory include Hansel and Gretel, La Caja de Sorpresas (The Box of Surprises) La Bella Durmiente (Sleeping Beauty) and Las Aventuras de Pinocho (The Adventures of Pinocchio). Call for more information or to schedule a performance.


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Calendar of Activities


 

Latin American Harp Festival

10th International Festival of Hispanic Theater

8th Young People's Poetry Marathon

Frida Kahlo, the Passion

16th Poetry Marathon

She Returned One Night

Experience Theater