5th Festival of Hispanic Theater Sponsored by the Dominican Commissioner of Culture

5th Festival of Hispanic Theater Sponsored by the Dominican Commissioner of Culture
New York, January 13, 2015

With a view to recognizing the work and to celebrate the contributions of the community of Latino theater artists residing in North America and Puerto Rico, the Dominican Commissioner of Culture in the United States, an agency of the Ministry of Culture of the Dominican Republic, announces the Commissioner’s 5th Festival of Hispanic Theater.

The Dominican Commissioner of Culture, Mr. Carlos Sánchez, said that the festival will embrace the cultural expression through theater of the Dominican diaspora in particular, and the Hispanic diaspora in general, who live and participate in the cultural life in the United States and Puerto Rico.

“We invite Hispanic playwrights residing in the United States or Puerto Rico to submit their proposals for participation in the Commissioner’s 5th Festival of Hispanic Theater, before February 15th, 2015”, Sánchez said.

The festival will be led by Luis Felipe Rodríguez, a renowned Dominican actor and theater director.

In order to explain the details of the festival, there will be a meeting with theater directors interested in presenting their works at the Commissioner’s 5th Festival of Hispanic Theater, next Thursday, January 22nd, at 7 pm.

All proposals may be submitted in person at the office of the Dominican Commissioner of Culture in the United States, or sent by mail to the Dominican Commissioner of Culture in the United States, located at 541 West 145th St., Second Floor, New York, NY 10031. Also, they may be submitted via email to: info@codocul.com and teatro.codocul@gmail.com. A copy of the registration form will be returned to the sender, duly signed as received.

The registration form is available in the office of the Dominican Commissioner of Culture and on our website at: www.codocul.com.

For more information, please call (212) 234-8149.

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