Lascurain or the brevity of power
A ruthless political satire (and what good political theater of such a good level does us).
Olga Harmony, La Jornada
In the staging, the director manages to seduce the audience with the gradual revelation of the protagonist's pathetic weaknesses.
Luz Emilia Aguilar Zínser, dfTravesías magazine
The tone of the work is farcical but that is why it sounds plausible and what happens there does not refer only to February 1913, but to every presidential exercise since then.
Miguel Ángel Granados Chapa, Reforma
Synopsis
On February 19, 1913, in the midst of a serious political and military crisis, the Minister of Foreign Relations, Pedro Lascurain, occupied the Presidency of Mexico for 45 minutes (the peak of political power in the country). Starting from this historical fact, the work proposes an imaginary plot about what could have happened during those three quarters of an hour and explores the question: what changes occur in the soul of the ruler during his mandate? Because, in the relativity of political times, Pedro Lascurain's 45 minutes are enough to portray the dizzying and crazy transformation that any other President undergoes in the 6 years that his mandate lasts.
Recognitions
“José Solé” Award for Best Production of 2005
(Mexican Association of Theater Critics).
“Fernando Soler” Award for Best Actor of 2005
awarded ex aequo to Héctor Bonilla and Carlos Cobos (Mexican Association of Theater Critics).
festival participations
XXI Festival of Mexico in the Historic Center. Official program. Mexico City, 2005.
“Luminaria” 2005. VI Arts Festival. Atizapan, Edo. of Mexico, 2005.
XXVI National Theater Exhibition. Inaugural function. San Luis Potosí, 2005.
IV CEIBA Cultural Festival. Villahermosa tabasco. 2006.
Duration
1 hour 40 minutes.
Premiere
April 16, 2005
Tribute to Benito Juárez enclosure in the National Palace.
Mexico City.
Seasons
230 performances
Orientación Theater, Architecture Theater, Julio Prieto Theater, Casa de la Paz Theater and other performing venues in the cities of Mexico, Zacatecas, Villahermosa, San Luis Potosí, Atizapán and Culiacán
Credits
premiere cast
Hector Bonilla: Pedro Lascurain
Carlos Cobos:Photographer
Fabiana Perzabal: Telephonist
Moisés Arizmendi:Ordinance
Flavio Gonzalez Mello
Set design and lighting:Arturo Nava
Costume Design: Cristina Sauza
Original music and sound design: Eduardo Gamboa
Director's assistant: Manuel Ruiz Loya
Co-producers:XXI Festival of Mexico in the Historical Center, National Institute of Fine Arts, National Autonomous University of Mexico, La Compañía Perpetua
