Sunday the 26th marked 2 months of living in Mexico! I didn't realize until today, so I can't really say I did anything to "celebrate" -- but I did go see a Mexican play with friends!
We saw "Las Tandas del Centenario" by Carlos Pascual. It was about a theater company putting on a show in 1910 to celebrate the Centennial of Independence. The Mexican Revolution came, followed by various changes in leadership -- so their play kept changing along the way to fit with the changing political context.
I didn't quite understand all of it (moments when I realize I have so much to learn still!), but I got the gist of it. Comedy is so much harder to follow when you don't know all the local vocab and historical background!
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When we went to buy tickets on Saturday, an acquaintance who helped
with costumes gave us a tour and we got to go onstage! |
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| Onstage at the Julio Castillo theater |
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| Vanessa and I outside of the Julio Castillo theater |
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| Martin, Karen and I outside of the Julio Castillo theater |
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Curtain call and special presentation at the end of the show, to
celebrate closing night |
