Description
Don't look like a wet hen
Book summary
A play that explores looking as an act of learning and survival. Playwright Gonzalo Yut proposes a scenic game where trust, danger, and vulnerability become the pillars of a shared experience. Through a catalog of family games, the work challenges the spectator to question their way of seeing the world and to discover what it really means to look with the heart. A text that invites one to be guided, to stumble without injury, and to remember without tears in a theatrical exercise that transforms the everyday gaze into a poetic and revealing act.
What is it about?
The play is structured as a manual of games for the whole family, where each scenic proposal is an invitation to explore the gaze from a different perspective. The author reflects on how learning to play is learning to look, establishing a parallel between the trust necessary for the game and that which the theatrical act requires. The characters move in a space where danger and vulnerability are essential elements, and where letting oneself be guided blindfolded becomes a metaphor for human experience. The text questions the conventional gaze and proposes developing a deeper, almost intuitive vision that allows for connecting with others without fear of losing or winning.
Main themes
- The gaze as an act of learning and discovery
- Play as a tool for connection and trust
- Vulnerability and danger as essential elements of theater
- Memory and oblivion in family relationships
- Trust as a universal language prior to words
Who is it recommended for?
For lovers of contemporary theater who are looking for innovative and reflective scenic proposals. Also for performing arts professionals, students of dramaturgy, and theater direction interested in exploring new forms of scenic narrative. It is especially attractive to those who value theater as a space for experimentation and play, as well as for readers looking for texts that challenge their way of perceiving reality.
What this book offers
- An original theatrical proposal that combines play, poetry, and reflection on the gaze
- A catalog of scenic exercises that can be used in workshops and productions
- A deep exploration of trust and vulnerability in human relationships
- An invitation to question the way we perceive the world and others
- A reading experience that transcends the text to become a shared game
Technical specifications
- Author: Yut, Gonzalo
- Publisher: El Toro Celeste
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: LITERATURE AND LITERARY STUDIES, PLAYS, THEATRICAL TEXTS, LITERARY STUDIES: PLAYS AND PLAYWRIGHTS
- Collection: LA CALDERONA
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: March 2024
- Number of pages: 114
- Weight: 205 g
Editorial review
A work that stands out for its original approach and its ability to integrate the scenic game with a deep reflection on the gaze and trust. Gonzalo Yut proposes a text that functions both as a play and as work material for performing arts professionals. The paperback edition from El Toro Celeste, within the La Calderona collection, facilitates access for a broad audience interested in contemporary theater and its new forms of expression.