EXTENDED THROUGH JUNE 12!
Available to watch online through June 5
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
Based on the novel by Mario Vargas-Llosa
English-Language Premiere
A play by Caridad Svich
WATCH ONLINE OR IN PERSON AT THE THEATER!
Based on the autobiographical novel by Nobel Prize-winning Latin-American writer Mario Vargas-Llosa, Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter follows the passionate love story between a young Vargas-Llosa and an older divorcee in 1950s Lima, Peru. A boisterous, high-spirited comedy with a big-hearted romantic story at its center, Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter is what playwright Svich calls “a coming-of-age story about the performance of everyday life, the wonderfully disordered nature of love, and an homage to the golden age of radio and the spirit of classic screwball comedies.”
TO VIEW ONLINE:
- Click the Buy Tickets button below and choose the Aunt Julia Streaming option.
- You do NOT need to choose a date.
- Soon after you purchase your online ticket, you will receive an email from us with a code and the link to follow to watch the play.
- You’ll select Aunt Julia, and when you get to the payment page, USE YOUR CODE (you are NOT being asked to pay again!).
- You will be able to watch online starting today! Once you activate your code, you will have 24 hours to watch the production.
Click here for the production’s dramaturgy.
Click here to read the Houston Press interview with playwright Caridad Svich.
Click here to read notes from the playwright.
Click here to read the rave review from Doni Wilson at the Houston Chronicle.
Click here to read Robert Donahoo’s great review.
Click here to read an interview with actor Michael Sifuentes.
LOCATION
Main Street Theater – Rice Village
2540 Times Blvd.
Directions
PERFORMANCES AND TICKETS
Previews: May 8, 12 & 13, 2022
Opening Night: May 14, 2022
Playing Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 3:00pm
Extended through June 12, 2022
There is no performance May 29.
Tickets: $35 – $59
Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 3pm
Open “in-sync” Captioned Performance
HELPFUL INFO
Running Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes including a 15 minute intermission
Please note: no outside food/snacks are allowed at the theater. You may purchase concessions at the show.
Children under the age of 9 are not allowed in the theater.
Part of the Art Series Post-Show & Panel Discussions
May 22 at 5:45pm: Join Main Street Theater and TEATRX, a Latinx Theatre Company based in Houston, on May 22 for a post-show discussion about the importance of sharing stories by Latinx artists and showcasing the range of Latinidad in the Latinx community and in MST’s production. TEATRX co-founders Benito Vasquez and Marissa Castillo, also a cast member of Aunt Julia, will be guiding the discussion. Director Amelia Rico, cast members Ricardo Hernandez-Morgan and Amanda Martinez, and costume designer Laura Moreno will be joining the discussion as well. As always, you are welcome to join us for the discussion even if you aren’t seeing the play that day. Just plan to arrive at the theater around 5:45pm.
May 24 at 6:30pm: Join Main Street Theater and MECA (Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts) for a panel discussion about what it means to be fully committed to sharing Latinx culture through the arts.
with
Armando Silva, Arts Program Director, MECA
Amelia Rico, director of Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter and MST Director of Digital Production
Sloane Teagle, MST Artistic Inclusion and Community Engagement Director
Melissa Molano, Houston theater artist
Vivienne M. St. John, Main Street Theater Theater for Youth Artistic Director
Rebecca Greene Udden, Main Street Theater Founding Artistic Director
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