Running the Soda - El Teatro de Quepos

A few weeks ago, I found the local theatre of Quepos.  I didn't even know there was a theatre here.  It is all the way out in the middle of nowhere by the marina.  It is really nice for a small town theatre.  It has smart lights and a lot of space!

Anyways, I ended up at some sort of a board meeting there and immediately worked there.  The meeting was on Wednesday and Friday I was running the snack-bar - aka "soda" ... selling ceviche and taking orders for grilled meat sticks.  It was so crazy to me that I was selling food and taking money and giving change, all in Spanish.  I was super proud and kind of surprised that they put me in charge of this. 

Then, Saturday, I went to "usher" for the play.  I didn't really do anything except move a few chairs around and try to look non-awkward.  Only like 20 people came to the free play and I'm pretty sure they were all related to the actors.  It was fun, though.  I had a hard time understanding the play because it was fast and a lot of it was slang that I didn't get.  It was funny, though... I noticed that the acting was really over the top and there were a lot of gags like cross-dressing and body humor.  I don't know if that was just this play or if it is a common style of theatre here.  Ticos seem to like that kind of comedy, I've noticed, from the movies that are popular here. 

Tonight, I went to see a contemporary dance show at the theatre.  It was put on by the local dance group that practices in the Gym near my house.  I often walk by at night, watching them practice through the open window.  They are a group of adolescents taught by a famous contemporary dance choreographer from San Jose.  They were sooooo good!  :]  It made me happy that they had that opportunity here in such a small town.  They performed an original work called "El Cuarto Oscuro" - "The Dark Room" that they had taken to the National Theatre in San Jose.  It had poetic narration interspersed throughout it and from what I understood it was about the dark room that is your mind.  I think the dancers were each struggling with different inner issues and the way that was depicted through the movement and the ensemble was really cool.

I'm very glad to have found the theatre; I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later.  If there is a theatre within 5 miles, I'm bound to become a part of it, right?!  It's in my core being.

I'm hoping to teach an improv class there starting in January - In Spanish!.... dun dun dun.