Santo Domingo, April 25, 2019 \u2013 The renowned Dominican director and actor Fausto Rojas returns to the local theater by participating as the lead actor in the play \u201cLa Pasi\u00f3n Cantada de Jacobito de Lara\u201d (The Passion Song of Jacobito de Lara, unofficial translation), written and directed by playwright Radham\u00e9s Polanco. The play will run from May 10 to 12 in Santo Domingo\u2019s Palace of Fine Arts. <\/p>\n
Local actors Yanela Hern\u00e1ndez, Luvil Gonz\u00e1lez and Ernesto B\u00e1ez will also participate in this production, which tells the story of a controversial figure in Dominican history. After participating in the assassination of Dominican dictator Ulises \u2013Lil\u00eds- Heureaux, de Lara finds himself involved in events that eventually lead to his death months later. <\/p>\n
The technical team is headed by renowned Dominican stage designer Fidel L\u00f3pez, costumer designer Mar\u00eda Ester \u2013 Mereth\u00e9 \u2013 Ferreira, and lighting by Rub\u00e9n Lara. The play\u2019s executive producer is Ellen C. P\u00e9rez and overall artistic production is Fausto Rojas.<\/p>\n
\u201cLa pasi\u00f3n cantada de Jacobito de Lara\u201d will run from May 10 through 12 at the Palace of Fine Arts in Santo Domingo. Curtain call on Friday and Saturday will be 8:30 p.m., and on Sunday at 6:30 pm. Tickets sales (RD$500 p\/p) are available at the Fine Arts Palace and in Uepa Tickets.<\/p>\n
More on Fausto Rojas:<\/p>\n
Fausto Rojas has been distinguished with multiple local awards, including the Dominican equivalent of the Oscars for his various productions. He was also named Director of the Year in 2018 by the Association of Art Reporters.<\/p>\n
More on the Play:<\/p>\n
\u201cLa Pasi\u00f3n Cantada de Jacobito de Lara\u201d was first presented this year in a special event held at the country\u2019s Central Bank auditorium. The play received tremendous reviews. The play is based on a novel written Ellen P\u00e9rez, and the interview in prison was based on an interview published in Dominican newspaper Listin Diario in 1901 by journalist Virginia Elena Ortea.<\/p>\n
Synopsis:<\/p>\n
\u201cLa Pasi\u00f3n Cantada de Jacobito de Lara\u201d represents the last few months of the life of this historic figure who, after participating in the assassination of dictator Ulises Heureaux in the late 19th century, a short time later he murdered his girlfriend Emilia Michel in the town\u2019s plaza. He was sentenced and sent to jail at the Fort of San Felipe, in the north coast city of Puerto Plata, where he is interviewed by journalist Virginia Elena Ortea for the local newspaper Listin Diario. A short time after the interview he committed suicide with a gun he had managed to smuggle into his cell. <\/p>\n
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