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The House of Ramon Iglesia
The House of Ramon Iglesia
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Author: José Rivera Publisher: Samuel French (cover may change) Format: Softcover # of Pages: 94 Pub. Date: 1983 Edition: Acting ISBN-10: 0573619042 ISBN-13: 9780573619045 Cast Size: 2 female, 5 male
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About
the Play:
The House of Ramon Iglesia
has long been a favourite of acting teachers for Male Monologues, Female/Female Scenes, Female/Male Scenes, Male/Male Scenes, and Three-Person Scenes (particularly suitable for those over 40 years old).
The House of Ramon Iglesia is a full-length drama by José
Rivera. The bond between sons
and fathers is tested in this moving drama about two generations of
immigrants. Relationships among immigrant family members turn icy
cold as they confront living in a country that will never be their
own, while recalling and recovering the roots that hold them fast to
their native land.
The House of Ramon Iglesia
follows Javier, a bright, Americanized son's tortured efforts to
break away from his tradition-bound parents – a break that can't be
made until he learns to accept the ethnic heritage he has spent his
life trying to suppress. It's 1983, and the Iglesia family is caught between two worlds. Aging and ailing, parents Ramon and Dolores are eager to leave their rickety house in New Jersey and return to their native Puerto Rico – but their three sons, all raised in America, are deeply divided on whether or not to go. Tough, genuine, and insightful, The House of Ramon Iglesia asks just as much as it answers. What do we owe our parents, and our children? What do we mean when we say "country", or "family", or "home"? As they struggle through gaps of language, age, and culture, will the Iglesia family find common ground? Or are their rifts too wide to heal?
The House of Ramon Iglesia
is the first play written by José Rivera. It
premiered in 1983 at the
Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York City and
was broadcast as part of the
American Playhouse public television series in 1986. The play
has become a favourite scene study vehicle in acting classes and
workshops and is regularly performed in regional, college, and
community theatre productions.
Cast: 2 female, 5 male
What people say:
"It's a play about a bright,
Americanized son's tortured efforts to break away from his immigrant
parents, a break that can't be made until the assimilated hero learns
to accept the ethnic heritage that he has spent his life trying to
suppress. The play's vigor derives from the firm delineation of the
daily life of the Iglesias, who live in a dilapidated house bereft of
a phone, water and a working furnace. In the hands of a less assured
writer these squabbles could easily look like ridiculous Latin
caricature. Here they become entirely credible articulations of the
conflicts within a family that no longer shares a common tongue."
— New York Times
"A fine ... sensitively
written ethnic drama." — Other Stages
About the Playwright:
José
Rivera is an award-winning American playwright who is also the
first Puerto Rican screenwriter to be nominated for an Oscar. His
plays have premiered off-Broadway and have been seen at major
theatres across the US as well as in France, England, Romania, Peru,
Mexico, Greece, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Australia, Norway, Sweden,
Germany, Scotland and Canada.
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