Practical Guide for the Bilingual Actor. ISBN 978-1-954664-13-5
Hello
Welcome
As a bilingual artist, my work in film, theater and TV explores complex, cross-cultural narratives. I am committed to highly specific, global storytelling that reflects the reality of the 21st-century human. My focus centers on the mastery of one's identity to achieve a true expansion of the artistic instrument.
The Author
Bio
Edgar García is a Puerto Rican director, writer, and professor.
His body of work spans television series, narrative film, and theater productions. He is the author of the acting handbook Dos sillas y un cajón and serves as a Professor in the Department of Drama at the University of Puerto Rico. His art is defined by a commitment to bilingual storytelling and the exploration of Caribbean identity.
La Ráfaga (The Gust) Weeks after Hurricane María devastated Puerto Rico, a lonely middle-aged man finds himself obsessing over his neighbor.
The movie deals with fragility issues of living in a forgotten paradise. Recipient of multiple international awards for Directing, Acting and Best Short Film.
Short Film, 2020.
Director/Writer
In collaboration with University of Puerto Rico Drama Department Students.
A person, who is positive to COVID19, navigates through issues surrounding the pandemic so that they are able to attend a concert where the only survivor of their family plays the cello.
Una persona, positiva al virus COVID19, atraviesa obstáculos durante la pandemia para llegar hasta el co
Written by 14-time Emmy Winner Luis Santeiro.
Web Streaming Theater
Written by 14-time Emmy Winner Playwright Luis Santeiro (known for his legendary work on 'Sesame Street' and as the head writer of the historic sitcom '¿Qué Pasa, USA?') El huevo del gallo" is a biting satire that dismantles the myth of the "monolithic" Patriarchal Latino identity.
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The new revival of the iconic Latin American Musical is based on The Three Penny Opera and Ruben Blade's unforgettable song. Click on image for video sample.
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First bilingual production of Lisa Loomer's iconic play, Living Out (Casa Ajena). Click on image for video sample.
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Devised bilingual theater based on a version of Emilio Rodriguez's commissioned story. The piece deals with the displacement and gentrification of Little Havana in Miami.
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World premiere of Spanish version of Once on this Island. Click on image for video sample.
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New Spanish version of Man of La Mancha. Click on image for video sample.
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New Spanish version of The Sound of Music. Click on image for video sample.
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World Premiere of Spanish Version of Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine.
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New Spanish version of Evita.
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Award winning short film about violence prevention against women. Click on image for video sample.
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A new play by Puerto Rican playwright José Luis Ramos Escobar. Puerto Rico and tour through Spain.