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THE LAST ONE IS A SISSY! (¡Vieja el último!)
Written by Larry Silberman, Perla Szuchmacher and Alegría
Martinez
Directed by Larry Silberman and Perla Szuchmacher
The following actors collaborated in the improvisational phase of the
creative process of script development: Julieta Ortiz y Jorge Zarate
Scenic and lighting design: Jorge Ferro
Original music: Cacho Duvanced
Costume design: Sara Salomón and Estela Fagoaga
Production: Grupo 55
"She comes from a family which taught her that being
a girl is not just about playing house. He's from a family which believes
the best thing for a boy to do is to be manly and show it. She says her
mother says that a girl is still a girl even if she likes climbing trees,
and a boy is still a boy even when he feels like crying. He says his dad
says that men don't cry and that a woman is "the queen of the house".
It all happened on the day they both went to a costumes party at the "Misterius"
party hall."
With this play, Grupo 55 argues that all human beings have the right to develop their capacities, independently of their sex.
It is of great importance to us that, at the end of the 20th century, these subjects be touched upon in an attempt to show the limitations which western conditioning puts on individual and collective development.
- Received a prize for “Best play for children
in 1994” from the Association of Theatre Critics.
- Chosen to participate in a national tour 1995-96 organized by the Third
National Theatre Convention (IMSS, INBA, CNCA).
- The UCCT (Critics and Theatre Chroniclers Union) awarded it the first
price as the "Best original show for children". 1994.
- Selected by the Mexican Department of Education to perform within a
school theatre program (to be seen by 100,000 children).
- Was invited to the International Festival of Art of the Brooklyn Academy
of Music, New York, USA during May 1996.
- Selected to represent Mexico in the International Festival of Theatre
for Children “Telón Abierto” 1997 in Aguascalientes,
Mexico