CARACAS.- The Deus Ex Machina Group on its 11th anniversary, under the auspices of the Spanish Embassy, premiered in Venezuela the constructions The pale onesan original text by the Spanish playwright Lucía Carballal, who addresses a contemporary drama with touches of biting humor and – at the same time – explores the dynamics of power in society, placing herself in a medium as popular and massive as the world from the television.
The proposal in the South American country is directed by Rossana Hernández, who also stars in the piece along with actors Antonio Delli, Carolina Leandro, Elvis Chaveinte and Mahuampy Ruiz.
This cast is joined by Rossana Hernández and Jayler Romero in the general production, Patricia Castillo in the direction and audiovisual direction assistance, Elvis Chaveinte in the assistant direction, Raquel Ríos in the costumes, Kike Acuña in the graphic design, the coach member María Elena Plancart, in the technical operation Elisa Castillo, in the production of Divarte cine videos, in lighting, set design and video editing Elvis Chaveinte and in the general assistance Loswel Guzmán.
Constructions The pale ones
The story is set on a television channel, where a group of scriptwriters tries to reverse in a second season what was the failure of their most recent work: a television series about a women’s volleyball club that was intended to be a hymn to female empowerment. but which has been strongly questioned for its sexist nature. Fallen from grace, attacked on social networks, being victims of public ridicule and internal pressure from the television medium, they must fight to try to create a success again, juggling ideologically between mainstream and political correctness, between effectiveness and honesty, between what is good for fiction and what is good for themselves, between what is ethical and what is convenient, between dispensing with the old and giving way to the new; and all this originating a series of tragicomic situations with its colorful characters and offering the public a look at what television is within television. Showing -also- a mirror of the power dynamics on work and personal relationships and the social stereotypes projected in fiction series.
The Pale Ones, originally directed by its own author Lucía Carballal and produced by the National Dramatic Center, was premiered for the first time in the Francisco Nieva room of the Teatro Valle–Inclán in Madrid, Spain, on February 15, 2023, with Caracas being the first city Latina that debuts it on this continent. In addition, Carballal has just stood out as a television scriptwriter in series such as Vis a Vis (Netflix), Greyhounds (Movistar Plus) y The long shadows (Disney Plus).
Those who are in the Venezuelan capital can enjoy the play until June 13 at the Theater Trasnocho (CC Paseo Las Mercedes). Tickets are on sale at ticketsve.ticketmundo.com or at the cultural space box office.
The work on the Caracas scene also has the support of the Metropolitan University, Spazio Jard, La Escuela (Cultural Training Center), Marold Romero, Cisne Uniforms and Ccs-Eyewear.
