OUT OF SILENCE: Censorship in Theatre & Performance

(theatre, performance, criticism)

CARIDAD SVICH, editor

JUST RELEASED: February, 2012

ISBN: ISBN: 978-8792633149

This collection of essays on the subject of theatre and various forms of censorship gathers in an original and stimulating manner the voices of academics, practitioners and artist-scholars, among them Chantal Bilodeau, Stephen Bottoms, Marvin Carlson, Tim Crouch, Stephen J. Duncombe, Rinde Eckert, Randy Gener, Matthew Goulish, Baz Kershaw, Joanna Laurens, Carl Lavery, Christopher Shinn, and Aleks Sierz. Edited by playwright, scholar and activist Caridad Svich, Out of Silence is an impassioned volume that focuses not only on governmental censorship, but also on the self-censorship of theatre artists in the process of theatre-making and performance.
“This insightful book should be read by theatre practitioners and administrators, and especially by those who guide the future generations of theatre artists who hopefully will be able to help create a vital theatre.” – Ted Shank

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Teatro Vivo in conjunction with the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center and ScriptWorks will present the Austin Latino New Play Festival April 5 – 7, 2012. This second annual festival will showcase staged readings of three new plays (one per evening). The plays chosen this year from submissions are Guapa by Caridad Svich, Cura by Raul Garza and Rosalia by Arthur Marroquin.

Where do you look for inspiration?
Politics, poetry, music, film, literature and human experience

What’s your favorite book / movie / line from a play / pop culture guilty pleasure / cocktail?
Too many favorites but among them in random order are the films – Terence Malick’sDays of Heaven, Todd Haynes’ Velvet Goldmine, Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull, Allison Anders’ Gas Food Lodging, Jane Campion’s Bright Star, and Sidney Lumet’sDog Day Afternoon.

read the whole thing

http://www.centromori.cl/noticias/teatro/2012/01/la-casa-de-los-espiritus-mori-plaza-vespucio-abre-sus-puertas-con-gran-produccion-nacional-2/

THE WAY OF WATER
a new play by Caridad Svich

directed by Jose Zayas
dramaturg: Heather Helinsky

February 16, 2012 at 2 PM.
This reading is by invitation only,
and not open to the general public.

The Way of Water is a play that pits the BP oil spill next to the lives of those affected by it. It’s a story about four people making do as best they can, living their lives, and just trying to stay afloat in the land of many compromised dreams, as the devastation of a to-this-day mostly under-reported health crisis scandal in the Gulf is played out on a human scale. It’s a play about poverty in America, rumors and truth, what is said and what gets written, and the quest for an honorable life.

The Way of Water was developed at the Winter Writers Retreat at the Lark Play Development Center in New York City.

MAGNIFICENT WASTE
by Caridad Svich

http://www.indietheaternow.com/Play/PlayDetail/285

IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES/
EN EL TIEMPO DE LAS MARIPOSAS
a play by Caridad Svich
based on the novel by Julia Alvarez
Directed by Jose Zayas
and its production at Repertorio Espanol in NYC

Best Production
Best Play: Caridad Svich
Best Director: Jose Zayas
Best Actress: Dalia Davi
Best Actor in a Character Role: Fermin Suarez
Best Actress in a Character Role: Teresa Perez-Frangie
Best Actress in a Shared/Dual Acting Role; Zulema Clares
Best Scenic Design: Robert Federico
Best Costume Design: Robert Federico
Best Sound Design: Jane Shaw