Tejas Verdes

by Fermín Cabal

'We are not beggars. I am not here for you to cast your pity at me like breadcrumbs tossed to a cripple. Because I know you're listening to me; and my voice won't be silent, not yet.'

Tejas Verdes ( 'Green Gables'), once a sea-side resort, was an infamous Chilean torture and detention centre during the early years following the Pinochet coup in 1973. Fermín Cabal's humane and powerful play traces the life of a young woman who vanished one night in Santiago. Beneath the tolling of the church bells, her voice and the voices of those who share her story ring out with poetic beauty and overwhelming love.

Genres: Plays

64 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2005

About the author

Dramaturgo español, formó parte del movimiento del teatro independiente durante más de 10 años. Considerado uno de los autores más comprometidos y prometedores del teatro español, Fermín Cabal ha sido autor y director teatral de numerosas obras y guionista y director cinematográfico de diversas películas. Destaca su labor como director de escena y adaptador de textos extranjeros. Sus obras han sido representadas en más de 10 países y traducidas a varios idiomas.

Reviews

[Anna Fitzgerald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Based on true events. It is not a play with a progressive plot, but a series of monologues- by an all female cast- depicting actual atrocities carried out under Pinochet's rule in Chile. Understanding this piece of history is important to understanding what is being told. The lives of these characters overlap in the most horrific way. It is a play with complex emotions and situations that these women experienced. If you are looking for a progressive plot play, this is not it. It you want a window into what was happening in Chile under a ruthless dictator, this is a great read.

[notgettingenough · Rating 2 out of 5]

I expect I'm revealing that I'm an inadequate inferior speciman of a human being, but I just didn't get this.