By Marilyn Bullivant
After last year’s on-line production, and as Guanajuato changes to green, The San Miguel Playwrights take up the challenge to stage their 2022 Showcase in a safe theatrical setting. This highly popular annual event of new short plays, by local writers, will feature five of the best…
In Chris Kapilla’s play Resistance is Futile the babble of talking bots becomes deafening when Dave upgrades his Alexa. “Hey Siri, find me a… whatever” becomes a cri de coeur as he learns the importance of keeping on the good side of Mr Bezos. Catherine Bryne and Peggy Powell illuminate the cast.
Libraries bring a sense of cerebral calm to our lives, don’t they? But when Florence Webster discovers a long overdue book and returns it to her local branch, things begin to percolate and then boil over. Can the suspicious librarian piece together the clues and her dues? Rick Davey joins playwright Marilyn Bullivant in sleuthing her mystery Murder in the Stacks.
It takes a lot to perfect a risqué performance particularly when you are of a certain age. Maddy is racked with stage fright and there is no one on earth she feels she can turn to. But out of the past comes the one person who can help: raunchy, experienced and… dead. Tasha Paley writes and gives her all in Strong and Stupid, aided and abetted by Phoebe Greyson.
Playwright Dennis Lanson’s fabled couple can’t believe their luck to be living in paradise. But how long can the euphoria last before the boredom and nit-picking sets in? Can a nosey stranger fix things? Or are they all headed for disaster? Peggy Powell and Jim Newell live the dream in The Big Bite.
Things are plummeting rapidly for Harold and Sharon as they head into the office of Dr Crane for a marriage counseling session. Tempers fly and back-handers flutter to the ground as the flighty Harold pushes the boundaries of his DNA. Frank Simons, Marilyn Bullivant and Rick Davey twitter and squawk in Life Partner 2.0 by veteran playwright Mark Saunders.
This year the Showcase opens with a Sunday Matinee at 3pm on March 20th and continues on Monday 21st, Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd, at 7pm at the San Miguel Playhouse. Proof of vaccination is required and masks are mandatory inside the theater. Social distancing between seats. Secured parking will be available for 50 MXN and taxi concierge service is available. Reserved seating may be purchased with cash or credit card at Boleto City, ground floor of Mercado Sano, Ancha de San Antonio 123, Monday through Saturday, 11am to 5pm, or online at boletocity.com. Remaining tickets, if any may be available at the door one hour before showtime.
Theater
The San Miguel Playwrights Winter Showcase
Sun, Mar 20 through Wed, Mar 23rd
San Miguel Playhouse
Av. Independencia 82
Tickets 400/300 pesos
Boleto City, Mercado Sano
Mon-Sat 11- 5
Online tickets: boletocity.com
