Rifar el Corazon Heartstrings, a Play About Family

Gunston Arts Center
2700 S. Lang Street Arlington

Teatro de la Luna presents Rifar el Corazón/Heartstrings, a dramatic comedy written by Uruguayan playwright Dino Armas and directed by La Luna's artistic director, Mario Marcel. In the play, two sisters who have been apart for many years spend a poignant day together before one leaves to live with her son in New York. Through the humor and tenderness, audiences also see glimpses of cynicism and tears. The play is performed in Spanish with English surtitles.

Thru - May 29, 2010

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Washington Post - Recommended

"...Though Armas has built a twist into his cleverly constructed tale, "Rifar el Corazón" is predominantly a quiet play, and some of Marta and Silvana's nostalgia sessions -- cooing over old photographs, giggly reenactment of a school pageant -- go on a little long. For the most part, though, the production is an intriguing taste of Armas's work, and it's one of the most polished pieces Teatro de la Luna has mounted in recent years."

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- Celia Wren

DCTheatreScene - Recommended

We’ve all been through hellish family reunions so we can relate to Dino Armas’ character-driven, black comedy about two sisters, one a mother, and her disabled daughter. In Teatro de la Luna’s 2004 International Festival of Hispanic Theatre, the Uraguayan Heartstrings won enough praise to inspire artistic director Mario Marcel to revive it in 2010.

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- Rosalind Lacy

Rifar el Corazon Heartstrings, a Play About Family at Gunston Arts Center