Compañía La Belloch is performing the play Verano en diciembre (Summer in December) by Graciela Huesca at the Teatro Solís in Montevideo, with the support of a PICE mobility grant. The play won the Calderón de la Barca award in 2012, was runner-up for the MAX 2014 award for best breakthrough author and candidate for three Max 2014 awards: best breakthrough show for La Belloch Teatro, best new author for Carolina África Martín Pajares and best private company for La Belloch Teatro.
Verano en diciembre is the story of a family marked by the absence of the father, in which four generations of women are desperate to go their own ways but stay together out of necessity. It is a reflection of generational conflicts and those of any family whose members love and reproach each other in equal measures.
It sets out to reflect the feminine universe of a home full of humour, tenderness, sorrow and secrets… A reflection on decrepitude and the making of vital decisions. It is a family’s struggle between taking flight or staying put, taking charge or delegating. All in all, it is the yearning for an idyllic summer to melt away a harsh and endless December.
Verano en diciembre is the story of a family marked by the absence of the father, in which four generations of women are desperate to go their own ways but stay together out of necessity. It is a reflection of generational conflicts and those of any family whose members love and reproach each other in equal measures.
It sets out to reflect the feminine universe of a home full of humour, tenderness, sorrow and secrets… A reflection on decrepitude and the making of vital decisions. It is a family’s struggle between taking flight or staying put, taking charge or delegating. All in all, it is the yearning for an idyllic summer to melt away a harsh and endless December.