Title:	THREE PLAYS (BILINGUAL)
Review:	A thorough study of the theater, or esthetics, of David Hernandez would discover that its roots go back as far as the Greek and Roman theaters, even if only their suggestions. Yet, there is little direct reference to any particular one, even to any of the more modern American, English, Spanish, Chicano, or Mexican theaters. Nevertheless, there is a strong influence of these latter in theme, style, or cultural overtones. These aforementioned theaters are much more suggestive in his work than those from the French, German, Swedish, Russian, Czech, or Italian. He has notably eschewed such strong fashions in the Neo-classic, Romantic, Realistic, Naturalistic, Psychologic, Absurd, Stream-of-Consciousness, and other recent expressions to keep his brand of realistic theater pure in his sense. His theater, then, purports to be thoroughly realistic, though not one that preaches a sort of realism or naturalism of the nineteenth century variety that attempted to put Darwin on stage. What we see in this theater is a candid reflection of quotidian life, mostly as seen in twenty to twenty-first century American life, though almost certainly seen in most other industrialized societies of today, as well. Determined to be far more candid than most theatrical or television fare seen even in this "highly sophisticated" society, he is willing to buck the religious taboos that stifle and shackle our theater of today, principally regarding our puritanical attitudes toward sex. Loath to submit to such hypocritical restrictions, he dares to weave normal erotic feelings and practice as we see and know them to happen in all areas of our daily lives into his stories: be it in the stockroom at the workplace, "after hours" office harassment, a lively adulterous affair, the seduction of a timid housewife or ingenuous young girl, or their myriad variations. This theater is not an altogether revolutionary art form. It is more the extension of what has already been a revolution or breakthrough in twentieth century American theater. Such plays as Calcutta and Hair broke open the doors to a more liberated theater by daring to present nudity on stage. In earlier theater, no one dared consider presenting such scandalous sins on stage, or on the movie screen, to say nothing of television programming where our youth are certain to be irremediably corrupted. Such tour de forces as seen in plays like Calcutta and Hair were blatant rebellious voices against "the old order" -- but not much else. Biography David Hernandez studied at the universities of Florida State University, University of Illinois, from where he received his Ph. D., and did post-graduate study at the University of Barcelona. He has taught English and Spanish at a number of universities and colleges around the country. Has been interviewed on television discussing his book. Apart from his writing, music, academic and business interests, he has been active in the theater, political and sports activities.
Author:	David Hernandez
Publisher:	digiLibro
Price:	$9.95 USD
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Pages:	503
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Subject:	Theater

• Introduction to the theater of David Hernandez
• Ecstasy Celebrates doomed women in Ciudad Juarez
  • Brief Introduction
  • Cast
  • Synopsis of scenes
  • Act I
  • Act II
• What's the secret, Ben?
  • Brief Introduction
  • Cast
  • Synopsis of scenes
  • Act I
  • Act II

• Celestina
  • Brief Introduction
  • Cast
  • Synopsis of scenes
  • Act I
  • Act II