Teatro 8 is a theater venue located in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, Florida.
History
Teatro 8, which opened in 2000, was originally operated by the Hispanic Theater Guild, a Miami-based theater organization founded in 1989 with the involvement of Cuban American actor-director Marcos Casanova. Teatro 8 hosts frequent Spanish-language theater premiers, as well as productions of standards in the Hispanic theater repertoire.[1] As of July 1, 2014, the venue will be managed by the Argentine group "Cirko Teatro," created by Jessica Alvarez Dieguez and Alejandro Vales.
Notes and references
- ^ Finding aid author: Natalie Baur. "Guide to the Hispanic Theater Guild Records". Prepared for the University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, FL. Retrieved 20 April 2014. This article incorporates text from this source, which has been released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 and GNU Free Documentation license.
External links
- The Hispanic Theater Guild records are available at the Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries. This archival collection contains records relating to the Teatro 8 theater venue in Miami, Florida, run by the Hispanic Theater Guild organization. Items include theater ephemera and posters, audiovisual materials of performances, awards and certificates, financial records, clippings, scripts, scrapbooks, and promotional materials.
- Venue page for Teatro 8 in the Cuban Theater Digital Archive.
Production history
Teatro 8 has put on many successful productions since its conception in the year 2000. Their most notable have been:
“Cien Veces No Debo” A comedy written by Ricardo Talesnik
“Esperando la Carroza” An Argentine-Uruguayan classic written by Jacobo Lagsner
“Deliciosa Provocacion” A story written by Santiago Escalante
“Las Novias de Travolta” A comedy written by Andres Tulipano
“Bajo Terapia” A comedy written by Matias Del Frederico
“El Principio de Arquimedes” A controversial history lesson written by Josep Maria Miro
“TOC TOC” A comedy written by Laurent Baffie
You must be logged in to post a comment.