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TEATRO SANTAMARIAMontevideo 842 > 1019 > Ciudad de Buenos Aires > ArgentinaTel./ Fax: (54-11) 4812-5307 > 4814-5455E-mail: thebap@thebsasplayers.comwww.thebsasplayers.com
Buenos Aires Players presents "To Be or Not To Be"
CHARACTERS
MARTIN, a middle-class adolescent
CYNTHIA, a high-class adolescent
GLENDA, a student
CHRISTIAN, a student
TONY, a student
JANE, Martin's mother
ALEX, Martin's father
GRANDMA, Jane's mother
HELEN, Cynthia's mother
CHARLY, Cynthia's stepfather
DOLLY, a maid at Cynthia's
DOORMAN, at a disco
NICK, the owner of a pub
RAMON, a Paraguayan boy
MR MACKINSON, Overall Manager of The Best Answer, a call center
MISS JONES, secretary to Mr Mackinson
Written and Directed by CELIA ZUBIRI
Sound effects MARCELO ANDINO
SYNOPSIS
MARTIN, A MIDDLE-CLASS ADOLESCENT AND A POSITIVE LEADER AT SCHOOL, IS SHOCKED TO HEAR THAT HIS FATHER WILL BE DISMISSED IN SPITE OF HAVING BEEN A GOOD EMPLOYEE FOR TWENTY YEARS.
THIS MEANS HE WILL HAVE TO LEAVE THE PRIVATE SCHOOL HE ATTENDS AND FINISH HIS LAST YEAR IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL UNLESS HE GETS A PART-TIME JOB. CYNTHIA, A SHY CLASSMATE WHO IS IN LOVE WITH MARTIN, TRIES TO HELP HIM WITHOUT SHOWING HER REAL FEELINGS. SHE THINKS MARTIN LOVES GLENDA, THE SEXIEST GIRL AT SCHOOL. CYNTHIA IS A HIGH-CLASS ADOLESCENT WHOSE MOTHER,
HELEN, AND STEPFATHER, CHARLY, ARE TOO BUSY TO PAY ATTENTION TO HER WORRIES. DOLLY, THE MAID, FEELS GREAT SYMPATHY FOR THE LONELY CYNTHIA. MARTIN STARTS WONDERING WHAT HE WANTS TO BE.
IN HIS SEARCH FOR ROLE MODELS HE FINDS IT HARD TO PICK ONE TO EMULATE. WHILE LOOKING FOR A JOB HE MEETS INTERESTING CHARACTERS THAT REPRESENT SOCIETY NOWADAYS: MR MACKINSON, THE MANAGER OF THE BEST ANSWER ; MISS JONES, A VERY EFFICIENT SECRETARY; NICK, A DRUG DEALER; RAMON, A LATIN AMERICAN SERVANT; ETC. MARTIN FEELS THAT MASS MEDIA ALSO PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HIS DAILY LIFE. HIS RESTLESS CONSCIENCE IS REPRESENTED BY A CHORUS. MARTIN IS DETERMINED TO FIND THE RIGHT PATH IN THIS DEMANDING WORLD. WILL HE BE ABLE TO FULFIL HIS AIM?
MORAL
AS SHAKESPEARE SAID IN HAMLET: "YOU WILL HAVE TO TAKE ARMS AGAINST A SEA OF TROUBLES ..."
AS SHAKESPEARE SAID IN HAMLET: "YOU WILL HAVE TO TAKE ARMS AGAINST A SEA OF TROUBLES ..."
