SANTA BÁRBARA ES UNA FEMME FATALE by Camila Monclova & Mariana Monclova
THREE SHOWS ONLY: APRIL, Wednesday 13 at 7:30pm / Sunday 17 at 4pm / Friday 22 at 8pm
NYC, March 2016– On April 13th, 17th and 22nd “Karla” and “Cristina” will get together in an apartment to talk (and dance) about relationships, women empowerment and life with “brutal honesty, silliness, and a shared sense of self-deprecating humor and hope” as Mariana Monclova reflects on how her and Camila Monclova wrote this comedy.
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| Edmi De Jesus and Edna Lee Figueroa |
“Two friends talking about their dead illusions in a decadent night, where they find midpoints to be a
little happier. I mean, what we did at least one night a week. The process of writing was almost in unison with each night we got together to write. It was like transcribing the moment”, says Camila.
This is not a play for kids, say the actresses Edna Lee Figueroa and Edmi De Jesús (both also direct the 45minute play); it’s an unapologetic, raw with foul language and unequivocally smart-funny comedy.
“We wanted to work together, we know each other since college (University of Puerto Rico) and I got
invited to the festival (1st Festival de Comedias TEBA which runs April 10-24, 2016) and I told Edmi about it. It only made sense to do Camila and Mariana’s play, we share the same sense of humor, we are all fan of each other. Solidarity united us. It just simply made sense”, affirms Figueroa.
Santa Bárbara lived during the reign of the emperor Maximian (305-311). Her father, a rich man devoted himself to his only daughter after the death of his wife. Seeing Bárbara’s extraordinary beauty, he decided to hide her from strangers and built a tower for her. The fame of her beauty spread throughout and many sought her hand in marriage. Despite the entreaties of her father, she refused all of them.
Bárbara warned her father that his persistence might end tragically and separate them forever. De Jesús adds that when they sent her the script she read it with suspicion and praying that she’d liked it. "When Edna Lee told me of the festival I accepted without having in mind any particular play, I told Mariana and she offered me Santa Bárbara (is a femme fatale) just like that. I liked it and couldn’t stop laughing. Not only was the laughter that won me over was also the power of friendship, touching the topic of grief and the precarious situation of our country (Puerto Rico) and a subtext behind the laughter shows how powerful a friendship and the will of two "fatale" gals can be."
If you want to enjoy this comedy make sure to RSVP, it’s required. The Broadway Blackbox Theater is a
small space located at 4111 Broadway, 2nd floor (173 & 174 St.) with limited seating, first-come, first-served. Tickets are $15 cash only and the three performances are in Spanish with English translation.
About Edmi De Jesús and Edna Lee Figueroa being the ones bringing life to their words, Mariana
Monclova doesn’t hesitate, “It would make me proud and giddy in equal parts (as should be, always) to think a couple of jokes, followed by a couple of serious beats about life and youth, turned out to speak to awesome women. In the end this was an experiment, a statement against artistic surrender and pessimism, a play about friendship and a crazy intergalactic voyage of laughter, love and creation”.
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SANTA BÁRBARA ES UNA FEMME FATALE by Camila Monclova & Mariana Monclova
THREE SHOWS ONLY: APRIL, Wednesday 13 at 7:30pm / Sunday 17 at 4pm / Friday 22 at 8pm
PG13 (Foul Language)
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To RSVP, please contact Edna Lee Figueroa or Edmi De Jesús at 718.551.4900, 917-239-0246 or email at
santabarbaraesunafemmefatale@gmail.com
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