Yorch Place

This play wasn't advertise anywhere in the public Billboards or any magazine, I got invited by Facebook.

The name of the play "Alquiler" a musical, based in a more famous musical from brodway, they did the translation and the adaptation of the script, removing some parts, adding others, but basically is the same play.

First the place, the play was performed in a place called "El Taller" which is new to me, it is located near some fancy restaurant, and exactly next to an not so nice bar, at simple sight it looks like an old bad looking house, which it was sometime ago. They adapted the backyard to be the stage and put some seats, which are a little dangerous because they used old wood from some werehouse.

The performance, this actors are people) from college, they formed part of the drama club, since highschool, and studied something that didn't fill them, since here in Mexico to say "I'm going to be an artist" is like saying "I'm not going to work" there is some social pressuer to study a degree in some engineer. But this people like to perform, and being amateur they organized and did this, considering this are not profesionals but in route to, the play was really good in many aspects with minor problems, loosing some marks, and times, but in general was ok, some small mistakes with parts of the stage like a falling phone, and the guitar of which everybody kicked.

The better actors, that is hard, but in general they all where good, they didn't forget any line, and sang all the songs, not using playback at all with good tone and rythm. It was funny and sad at the correct moments. Some actrees sang well but she didn't project her voice, it was hard to hear her, even in a 40 people theater!

Recomended, Yes totally, don't forget that this people had other jobs, and this could be considered a community theater project, but they want to build a career of it, and they got the path, if projects like this one continue to surge, the art community will be more appreciate and people will no longer be afraid to claim "I want to be an artist", plus the play is good and you will get a great time.

Don't be afraid of the "place" or theater, is not the traditional theatre, neither a "corral de comedias" (old colonial theaters) but a begining of something good.

"Alquiler"
Theater: El taller
Adress: Ejercito Republicano #58, Centro, frente a mirador de los Arcos.
Admitance: $60.00 pesos or $5.5 usd.