Water People Theater presents the New York Premiere of The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon (Las Dedicadas Lágrimas de la Luna Menguante) from Thursday, July 11 to Sunday, July 21, 2024, at Teatro Repertorio Español, 138 E. 27th Street, NYC, 10016. Performances on Thursdays and Fridays will be at 7 PM, Saturdays at 8 PM, and Sundays at 3 PM.
The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon (Las Dedicadas Lágrimas de la Luna Menguante), inspired by true events, is about human rights violations suffered by those fighting for and communicating truth. The play follows Paulina, a human rights journalist and a determined advocate for victims of femicide and indigenous ethnicities, who has recently emerged from a coma after a brutal attack. She needs to recover her memory and reveal the truth to achieve justice. She only remembers her mother and her daughter. Rodrigo, by her side, makes unimaginable efforts to assist her. In The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon, two journalists are immersed in a world of violence where cruelty is a habit, impunity is routine, freedom is a utopia, and telling the truth is the most significant risk.
The production inaugurated the 3rd edition of the 2019 International Theater Festival in Chicago at the Steppenwolf 1700 Theatre. Unanimously, specialized critics considered it powerful and poetically stirring. The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon is written by Rebeca Alemán, directed by Iraida Tapias, and stars Rebeca Alemán as Paulina and Ignacio García-Bustelo as Rodrigo. The piece will be performed in Spanish with English translation.
“Any journalist seeing this show is going to have a visceral reaction, as well as admiration for its exploration of the compromises and deficiencies of courage that often beset even the best newsrooms.” — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune.
Tickets start at $27 and are available here.
