Atacama, by Augusto Federico Amador, is a two-person play about a man and a woman who meet in the northern Chilean desert while searching for bone fragments of loved ones disappeared by the Pinochet regime, and find a deep and unsettling connection that shakes their souls.Although the play has had several staged readings around the country, the full production at Teatro Paraguas will be the world premiere. The performances will coincide with the 45th anniversary of the U.S.-backed coup d’etat in which the democratically elected socialist government of Salvador Allende was overthrown by the army under General Pinochet on September 11th, 1973. Atacama has been presented as staged readings at The Next Iteration Theater, Austin Latino New Play Festival, Skylight Theater, Theatre 80 St. Mark's NYC and UCLA Dept. of Theater. Juliet Salazar directs the play at Teatro Paraguas, with Bernadette Peña starring as Ignacia and James Chavez as Diego. The production runs September 7-23, 2018, with performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday matinees at 2:00pm. interview with Richard Eeds on KTRC Tickets are $20 general admission and $12 limited income, and may be purchased online at atacama.brownpapertickets.com. Please call 505-424-1601 to make reservations if you wish to purchase tickets at the door. This project made possible in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Arts, Santa Fe Arts Commission and the 1% Lodger’s Tax, and the Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry, |