Torera
- Full Length Play, Drama, New Millennium/21st Century
- 2M, 2F, 2M or F
- ISBN: 9780573710773
Bullfighting in Yucatán, Mexico is a world nearly exclusive to men – yet for Elena María Ramírez, it is her life’s ambition. A powerful play written by a stunning new voice in the American theatre, Torera tells a poignant story about becoming your truest self by proudly stepping into the ring.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- 105 minutes
- Time Period: New Millennium/21st Century
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Cautions: Alcohol, Mild Adult Themes, Strong Language
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
A powerful play written by a stunning new voice in the American theatre, Torera tells a poignant story about becoming your truest self by proudly stepping into the ring.
REVIEWS:
"Compelling drama... visceral and athletic."
Houston Chronicle
"Torera is of course about bullfighting, but it’s about a lot of other things, too – privilege, chauvinism, the generational divide, and how much an intractable class system can distort the destinies of two people from (almost) the exact same place."
Houston Chronicle
"A young girl's rite of passage and study of empowerment... the play's a rom-com until the dark overtones leach in: patriarchy, rigid class status, family pride, and a social system where girls must know their place and serve their men."
Houston Press
Characters
- Casting: 2M, 2F, 2M or F
- Casting Attributes: Role(s) for Latino Actor(s), Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
TANOK CÁRDENAS – 12-28. A privileged, charming, slightly arrogant smart-ass but sweet-natured. A great rejoneador.
PASTORA RAMÍREZ – Early 40s-50s. Wise, loving, dutiful; mother to Elena, nanny and housekeeper to the Cárdenas family. Sharp and determined when needed.
DON RAFAEL CÁRDENAS – Late 40s-50s. A great rejoneador-turned-trainer in retirement; a taskmaster, dripping with machismo. The type of older aristocratic man with a love of the game you’d see in an old Mexican film about caballeros. Doesn’t like to show emotion, but holds within him a suffocating vulnerability.
GROOMS / ENFERMERA / CUADRILLA TORERÉ / ENSEMBLE Toreré in the bullring and stable helpers in the Picadero. The Enfermera can double with one of the Grooms. Open to all gender identities.
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Bullfighting in Yucatán, Mexico is a world nearly exclusive to men—yet for Elena María Ramírez, it is her life’s ambition. With the help of her best friend, a matador’s son, Elena begins secretly training to compete with the greatest. But when she discovers that her seemingly inherent talent can beat even the most accomplished toreros, this young woman must choose between accepting society’s limits or breaking boundaries. |
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