Pedro Santaliz Nuevo Teatro Pobre de America Collection

Content Description

Founded in 1963 by Pedro Santaliz, "El Nuevo Teatro Pobre de America" is a popular theater troupe that performs on the street in marginalized communities in Puerto Rico and in New York City. Until the 1980s "El Nuevo Teatro Pobre de America" traveled frequently between New York City and Puerto Rico performing plays focusing on the social and political issues of the lower and middle classes in Puerto Rico and New York. El Nuevo Teatro Pobre's focus in the 1980s was the problem of domestic violence presented through such plays as "El Castillo Interior de Medea Camuñas, 1992", based on the Greek tragedy and myth of Medea. Santaliz's interest was to express a radical position with respect to the subordinate and persecuted condition of women in Society. The collection measures 0.5 cubic feet includes flyers, correspondence, scripts, clippings, notes, programs and photographs that document the activities of the theater company. It spans the early 1970s until the mid-1980s.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

The collection was donated by Shirley Chesney.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No

Use Restrictions

Copyrights held by Pedro Santaliz and Nuevo Teatro Pobre de America.