'Don Juan Tenorio' Dramatized Reading

Last night, and taking into account that this is the month of all hallows, we developed a dramatized reading of Zorrilla's 'Don Juan Tenorio' in Espai Jove la Fontana. The reading itself had a good reception among people who came to watch the myth of Don Juan, and it generally had a good critique by the audience.

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What is Don Juan Tenorio about?

Don Juan Tenorio makes a vile bet with don Luis Mejía consisting in charming in record time not only a naive novice but also his enemy Luis Mejía’s fiancée.

Don Juan Tenorio achieves his goals: he fools his rival’s fiancée and kidnaps the seventeen-year-old noble lady doña Inés from her convent. But don Juan falls madly in love with her and decides to ask her father, the commander don Gonzalo de Ulloa, for her hand in marriage.

Don Gonzalo de Ulloa and don Luis Mejía appear enraged at the seducer’s house to confront him. Don Juan Tenorio fights against both gentlemen, killing them on the way. But authorities tighten the grip around the seducer, and he must flee from Seville, leaving her loving doña Inés behind.

After several years, Don Juan comes back to Seville, only to find that his palace had become a pantheon where all his victims are buried. These victims still have pending issues with him and, during a single night, don Juan Tenorio must confront the spirits of the ones he fooled long ago and try to find salvation for his impure soul.

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Also, after the dramatized reading we had a small theatre soirée where some of us performed small scenes or read some poems or some own texts that made the most to the assisting public.

Thanks to all the audience who came to the dramatized reading, thanks for all your critiques and suggestions to improve and thanks to the rest of the cast members for your effort and for achieving that last night was a magic night.

For the ones who didn't come I must say that, from now on, we're not presenting this reading again, but we're thinking of recording an audio of the play to send it to any radio as radio-theatre, since then, we'll have to wait...