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A paso lento (2007), Gracia Morales Ortiz
- Scene
The play is divided into a prologue and seven scenes set during the following years:
- In the Park (1998)
- A Special Occasion (1995)
- The Letters (1996)
- Grandfather (1989)
- Early Morning (1997)
- The Flat (1997)
- In the Park II (1998)
These scenes are interspersed with short films.
- Staging
The play weaves together two audiovisual languages, as the action on stage is interspersed with seven short films projected on a screen:
- Sequence 1 (beginning of ‘In the Park’): An old man crosses a busy road to a park. When he arrives the film becomes slightly yellow and distorted, suggesting the old man’s failing eyesight.
- Sequence 2 (beginning of ‘A Special Occasion’): The film shows a living room filled with photographs of the extended family of Pedro and Carmen. There is also a photograph of them on their wedding day.
- Sequence 3 (at the end of ‘A Special Occasion’): The extended family of Pedro and Carmen line up for a family photograph.
- Sequence 4 (at the end of ‘The Letters’): A number of old people share their memories of childhood.
- Sequence 5 (at the end of ‘Grandfather’): A number of images show Pedro looking after his granddaughter.
- Sequence 6 (at the end of ‘Early Morning’): Elderly people are washed by carers.
- Sequence 7 (at the end of ‘In the Park II’): Pedro looks up at the block of flats he used to live in, then down at the leaves blowing in the wind.
- Cast number
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Minimum Maximum 2 males 2 males 2 females 2 females 4 (total) 4 (total) - Characters
- YOUNG ACTOR / PHOTO PEDRO / MARIO / RAFA / LUIS
- OLD ACTRESS / CARMEN
- YOUNG ACTRESS / WOMAN / PHOTO CARMEN / YOUNG CARMEN / INÉS / MIRIAM
- OLD ACTOR / PEDRO
Entry written by Gwynneth Dowling. Last updated on 13 October 2011.
