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Schedule: Monday March 23, 3009
12.00 pm: Opening Ceremony
12.30 – 1.30 Cave Hill Spanish - La Parábola del Edén o Confesiones de un Pecado Muy Original
2.00 – 3.00 Mona French - La Peur Et L'amour De Dieu
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
9.30 – 10.30 St. Augustine French - La Leçon
11.00-12.00 St. Augustine Spanish - El puente de los mentirosos (2004)
1.00-2.00 Mona Spanish - ¡Viva el cuponazo! (1995)
2.30-3.30 Cave Hill French - Une Tempête
4.00 Closing Ceremony & Reception
All performances in The Walcott Warner Theatre, Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination
SYNOPSES
MONDAY, MAY 23
12.30-1.30 p.m. - Cave Hill, Spanish
La Parábola del Edén o Confesiones de un Pecado Muy Original //
The Parable of Eden or Confessions of A Very Original Sin |
| The events described in the book of Genesis form
the basis of this comedy about a relationship between
a Man and a Woman.
Adam and Eve are deeply-rooted characters in our
collective memory; they are the origin of the troubled
relationship between Man and Woman. In
some way, we are inheritors of the primal estrangement
between the sexes and their failure to
achieve a harmonious union.
At some time in our lives, all of us confront two
paths that lead in opposite directions - the path of
good and the path of evil - but we never suspect
that all our moral decisions are part of a hidden
alliance between these two deities.
You are part of this story, come and discover how
the Original Sin, a product of Eve’s curiosity and
Adam’s weakness, inevitably led to our cruel and
fatal destiny. |
Los hechos relatados en el libro del Génesis son el
más adecuado pretexto para escribir esta comedia
sobre las relaciones actuales entre una pareja.
Adán y Eva son personajes que quedaron grabados
en la memoria de nuestra cultura y son el comienzo
de las relaciones conflictivas entre hombre y
mujer. De alguna manera, somos descendientes del
desencuentro entre dos sexos y no de su unión armoniosa.
En nuestras vidas siempre vamos a encontrar dos
caminos que van en direcciones opuestas, el camino
del bien y el camino del mal, pero no sospechamos
que todas nuestras decisiones morales hacen
parte de una alianza oculta entre estas dos deidades.
Usted es parte de esta historia, venga y descubra
como el pecado original, producto de la curiosidad
de Eva y la debilidad de Adán, establece como
consecuencia nuestro destino cruel y fatal.
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Director: Ms. Paola Palma
Cast: Adam - John Warner |
Eve - Mickel McCollin |
The Angel - Phyllis John |
The Devil - Janna Nelson |
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2.00 – 3.00 Mona French
La Peur Et L'amour De Dieu |
This is a scripted text for the stage from the novel
L’AVENTURE AMBIGUE by Cheikh Hamidou
Kane. It is a philosophical reflection of the struggle
of an individual who finds himself torn between
two cultures.
Samba Diallo was sent at a very early age to the
Islamic School where he experienced the very
strict and severe discipline of the religious practice.
He was taught to divorce himself from family
and learn by rote the prayers that would make him
a man in the eyes of Allah.
Having matured and having been exposed to the
Western world and culture he struggles to resist
the domination of the religious practice. A young
female colleague, Adele, is experiencing the same
moment of struggle in her life and whereas in his
wisdom he tries to console her not to hate he himself
finds it difficult to concede. A Muslim acolyte,
who is presented as a madman ,the figure in literature
who is always more sane than the sane, reacts
violently to Samba’s refusal to accept. He kills
him.
After death, the Angel of Mercy appears , accepts
Samba’s soul and leads him on what is considered the right path.
This is an allegorical discussion of Africa at the
cultural crossroads, of man struggling between the
dominance of two forces ,of man’s individual existence. The inner struggle is expressed symbolically
by the use of a contrasting musical soundscape.
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Director: Jean Small
Cast: Phelecia Miller |
Jean-Pierre Murray |
Rohan Wright |
TUESDAY, MARCH 24
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9.30-10.30 St Augustine, French
La Leçon |
This one act play takes place in the dining room of
a flat. An old professor welcomes a new student to
give her a private lesson. The maid, Marie, is worried
and keeps warning him. As the lesson progresses,
the Professor grows more and more angry
with the pupil's ignorance, and the pupil becomes
more and more quiet and weak. At the climax of
the play, the pupil is murdered by the professor.
The play ends as a new pupil is greeted by the
maid. |
Cette pièce en un seul acte se passe dans la salle à
manger d’un appartement. Un vieux professeur
accueille une nouvelle élève pour un cours particulier.
Le professeur est de plus en plus agressif et
autoritaire, et malgré les avertissements continus
de sa bonne Marie, il menace son élève qui devient
apathique et la leçon aboutit à l'assassinat de la
jeune fille. La pièce se termine alors que la bonne
accueille une nouvelle élève. |
Director: Ms Mathilde Dallier
Cast: The Professors Maurice Morancie |
Dexter Peters |
The Students Sarah Boodram
Nayaatha Taitt |
The Maid Claire Baptiste |
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11.00-12.00 St. Augustine Spanish
El puente de los mentirosos (2004) //
The Bridge of liars
by Margarita Reiz |
Johny is a fourteen year old boy whose mother
(Maria Magdalena) gave him the “mission” of
picking up her two ex husbands (Berney and Miguel)
as well as her brother (Iñaki) at the airport ,
they come form overseas to attend Maria’s wedding
with an American millionaire. When they
meet with Johny, they are taken to Maria’s mansion
to spend the night there and wait for Maria
(who is not at the home) to come back. During the
time they wait, we can see how each one these
men recall times with Maria Magdalena and talk
about their internal conflicts. Johny -who is in full
control of the situation- plays with the feelings and
emotions of the visitors and by disobeying his
mother’s instructions. This leads to an unexpected
ending and life-changing revelations.
The rivalry between Miguel and Berney, Iñaki’s
introspection into his familiar past and Johny’s
attitude towards these men and life in general
make these play a very entertaining piece to see. |
Johny es un muchacho cuya madre (María Magdalena)
le encomienda la ¨misión” de recoger en el
aeropuerto a sus dos ex esposos (Berney y Miguel)
así como a su hermano (Iñaki), ellos vienen del
extranjero para asistir a la boda de María Magdalena
con un millonario estadounidense. Johny lleva a
estos tres hombres a la mansión de María para que
pasen la noche allí y esperen a que ella regrese, ya
que esta se encuentra fuera de la ciudad. Durante
la espera, se puede ver como estos tres hombres
recuerdan a María Magdalena a la vez que ventilan
sus conflictos internos. Mientras tanto Johny, que
tiene muy controlada situación y desobedeciendo
las órdenes de su madre, juega con los sentimientos
y emociones de sus huéspedes conduciendo a
un final inesperado con revelaciones que cambiaran
la vida de todos.
La rivalidad entre Miguel e Berney, la introspección
de Iñaki en su pasado familiar así como la
actitud de Johny hacia estos tres hombres y hacia
la vida en general, son los puntos centrales de está
obra que capturarán la atención del espectador y la
harán muy entretenida.
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Director: Omar J. Pulido
Cast: Romaine Bailes | Charles Ball |
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1.00-2.00 Mona Spanish
- ¡Viva el cuponazo! (1995) |
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This two act comedy takes place in a shanty town
close to Madrid, more precisely in the shack of
Angustias and Calixto, a middle-age married couple
that lives in abject poverty surrounded by thieves,
such as Jose, and very interesting neighbours,
such as Mrs.Ceferina and her daughter Adela.
Angustias is a very kind and strong woman, the
breadwinner of the house. She dreams to have a
little flat in Mostoles city and works hard for it.
Calixto claims to be a writer and a philosopher
whose occupation for twenty years has been sitting
on the couch writing “the book”.
At the end of the first act, Angustias and Calixto
win the lottery. However, they decide to stay in the
shanty town and help their neighbours. Their daily
life is shaken when they receive the threat of evacuation.
A real state company wants to buy the
land and will try by all means, i.e. Mr. Roberts, to
move all families from the shanty town. However,
that company does not know the kind of people
they will have to deal with… |
Viva el Cuponazo es una comedia de dos actos cuya acción
se desarrolla en un barrio de chabolas del extrarradio de Madrid,
concretamente en casa de Angustias y Calixto, un matrimonio
de mediana edad que vive en la más humilde pobreza,
rodeado por ladrones, como José, y esperpénticos vecinos,
como la Sra. Ceferina y su hija Adela.
Angustias es una mujer fuerte y bondadosa, y la encargada
del sustento económico de la pareja. Sueña con mudarse a un
piso en Móstoles y trabaja de sol a sol para lograrlo. Calixto,
dice ser escritor y filósofo y su única ocupación durante
veinte años ha sido la de estar postrado en un sillón escribiendo
“el libro.”
Al final del primer acto, Angustias y Calixto ganan la Primitiva,
sin embargo, deciden permanecer en la chabola y ayudar
a sus vecinos. Sus vidas se verán agitadas por una orden
de desalojo procedente de una inmobiliaria, la cual intentará
por todos los medios (i.e. Don Roberts) adquirir los terrenos
para edificar. Lo que ellos no saben es el tipo de personajes
con los que tendrán que lidiar…
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Director: Laura Serrana Garcia
Cast: Jabari Fraser |
Schezelle Fleming |
Josanna Leid |
Shanaz Mohamdally
Jhivan Paragass |
Anastasia Ramjag |
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2.30-3.30 Cave Hill French
Une Tempête |
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The play, Une TempLte, published by Aimé Césaire
in 1968, was written as a means of destroying
the conventional depiction of good master- humble
servant. By examining the conflictual relationship
between Caliban, the slave, and Prospero, the master,
Césaire allows us to see and examine two totally
different viewpoints of how each character sees
the world. On one hand, we have the oppressed
longing for freedom, and on the other, the
oppressor’s quest for absolute power. While the
play focuses on the hope of a black revolution, it
also denounces colonialism, Western paternalism
and racial inequality, among other forms of injustice.
In the scenes that we have chosen to perform,
Prospero, the former Duke of Milan, is betrayed by
his brother, Antonio, and forced by means of the
Roman Inquisition to flee his homeland with his
daughter Miranda. After leaving Italy, they find
themselves washed up on a tropical island where
they encounter Ariel and Caliban, two natives, and
reduce them to slavery. However, as time passes,
Prospero soon realizes that keeping a slave like
Caliban is anything but smooth sailing, since he is
virtually untamable.
In our version of the play we have kept the three
main characters: Prospero, the white tyrant, Ariel,
the passive, compliant mulatto slave, and Caliban,the rebellious black slave. We have also kept Eshu,
the god-devil, whose sole job is to turn upside
down the lives of every person with whom he comes
into contact. |
La piPce Une TempLte publiée par en 1968 entend détruire
la dialectique du bon maître – humble serviteur.
A travers les relations conflictuelles entretenues par
l’esclave et Prospero le maître se définissent deux visions
contradictoires du monde. A la quLte de la liberté
de l’opprimé s’oppose une volonté de suprématie chez
le colonisateur.
Ainsi, en mLme temps que pointe l’espoir d’une révolution
noire, sont dénoncés le colonialisme, le paternalisme
occidental, l’inégalité raciale et toutes formes
d’injustice.
Dans les scPnes que nous avons préparées, Prospero,
l’ancien Duc du Milan, est trahi par son frPre, Antonio,
et forcé par l'Inquisition romaine de fuir son pays natal
avec sa fille Miranda. PPre et fille échouent sur une île
tropicale sur laquelle se trouvent Ariel et Caliban, deux
indigPnes qu’ils soumettent comme esclaves.
Cependant, avec le temps, Prospero se rend
compte qu'il lui sera trPs difficile de garder longtemps
Caliban comme esclave, tellement celui-ci est indomptable.
Dans notre représentation, nous avons retenu les
trois personnages principaux : Prospero, le tyranblanc; Ariel, l’esclave mulâtre passif et conciliant;et le bouillant Caliban, l’esclave noir rebelle. Nous
avons également gardé le personnage d’Eshu, le
dieu-diable, dont le seul but est de bouleverser la
vie de chaque individu avec lequel il vient en
contact.
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| Cast: Pamella Benjamin|
Neoli George |
Anthonia Hinds |
Chris Albert Lee |
Renée Serrant |
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