Word: tribunales
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Soon after De la Espriella took the oath of office as interim President, Commander Paredes ordered all Panamanian newspapers to suspend publication for seven days. He also "suggested" the resignation of all Cabinet ministers, mayors and Governors until "some are reconfirmed and others replaced." Among the ministers slated for replacement...
The play commences with corpses of Lily (Jennifer Divine), Skinner (Roger Gould), and Michael (Paolo Carozza) being carried off the stage. The focus changes quickly. We are plunged into the tribunal hearings to determine the facts of the deaths. The inquiry lasts throughout the play, but the proceedings are punctuated...
HOW THE TIME these three spend together leads to their violent demise is revealed through the tribunal. The judge, played by Josh Mutton, develops the scenario through questioning various characters. None of the witness roles requires much depth, and each is adequately presented. Mutton shows a dutiful judge whose concern...
Contrary to what the scenes with actual characters have indicated, the tribunal episodes portray the three as bloodthirsty, armed terrorists. The audience knows what really happened. We see another truth replacing ours, and though we don't believe it, we are powerless.
IN THE END the highlights of the show rest with the three characters. Each reveals the deep penetration of character in a monologue as each faces death. Their moments on stage almost erase the other looseness of the play. But the scope around these characters is too broad. Somehow the...