The Theater of Revisions in the Hispanic Caribbean (New Directions in Latino American Cultures)

This book explores the textured process of rewriting and revising theatrical works in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean as both a material and metaphorical practice. Deftly tracing these themes through community theater groups, ancient Greek theater, religious traditions, and national historical events, Katherine Ford weaves script, performance and final product together with an eye to the social significance of revision. Ultimately, to rewrite and revise is to re-envision and re-imagine stage practices in the twentieth-century Hispanic Caribbean. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Introduction: Considering Revisions (Katherine Ford)....Pages 1-21 Collaborative Rewriting in Cuba’s Teatro Escambray (Katherine Ford)....Pages 23-45 What’s Old is New Again: Ancient Greek Theater Alive in the Spanish Caribbean (Katherine Ford)....Pages 47-87 Returning to the Origins: The Use of Christianity in Spanish Caribbean Theater (Katherine Ford)....Pages 89-135 Returning to the Past: The Use of History in Spanish Caribbean Theater (Katherine Ford)....Pages 137-181 Conclusion: Re-writing the Nation and the Self (Katherine Ford)....Pages 183-206 Back Matter ....Pages 207-219 Acknowledgements 7 Contents 9 1 Introduction: Considering Revisions 10 2 Collaborative Rewriting in Cuba’s Teatro Escambray 31 3 What’s Old is New Again: Ancient Greek Theater Alive in the Spanish Caribbean 54 4 Returning to the Origins: The Use of Christianity in Spanish Caribbean Theater 95 5 Returning to the Past: The Use of History in Spanish Caribbean Theater 142 6 Conclusion: Re-writing the Nation and the Self 187 Works Cited 211 Index 219