A Shared Truth: The Theater of Lagartijas Tiradas Al Sol

By Julie Ann Ward

Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol (Lizards Lounging in the Sun) is a Mexican theater company that performs what is known as theater of the real.By taking reality as its subject, this genre claims a special relationship to reality, truth, and authenticity. In A Shared Truth, Julie Ann Ward traces the development of this contemporary and cutting-edge collective's unique aesthetic. Based on performances, play texts, videos, and interviews, this in-depth look at a single theatrical troupe argues that the company's work represents a larger trend in which Latin American theater positions itself as a source of and repository for truth in the face of unreliable official narratives. A Shared Truth critically examines the work of an influential company whose collaborative methods and engagement with the real challenge the bounds of theater.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822965887
• ISBN13: 9780822965886
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.1"