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Open call for the XXII Caguas Children’s Theater Festival

The Department of Cultural Development of the Autonomous Municipality of Caguas invites the theater companies of Puerto Rico to submit proposals to participate in the XXII Caguas Children’s Theater Festival, to be held from Friday, February 25 to Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Luis M. Arcelay Theater, in the Creole city.

As detailed in a press release, the Caguas Children’s Theater Festival offers the opportunity for professional theater productions to participate without limitation on the author’s nationality, themes or presentation styles. If they have been released or presented in said municipality, they must have been at least two years after their last performance. Theater proposals that are not childish will not be accepted.

The proposal can be sent by mail to the Department of Cultural Development, section 907, Caguas, PR 00726, to the email [email protected] or delivered in person to the Department’s office, located in the Casa Amarilla building on Ruiz Belvis street, Padial corner. The proposal must be filed on or before Friday, January 21, 2022, and must contain the following documents:

  1. Letter of request for participation. The letter must include the name of the company, contact person, address, telephone numbers and email.
  2. Company history with as much supplementary material as possible.
  3. Copyright letter. (This requirement is essential and its absence will disqualify the proposal).
  4. Synopsis, complete booklet of the work and description of the assembly proposal (concept of direction), cast and technical sheet. Photos and video of the work to have available.

The Department of Cultural Development will provide the selected companies with the following:

  1. Dates for assembly and rehearsals during the presentation week.
  2. Theater free of cost.
  3. Light and sound technicians for rehearsals and performances.
  4. General publicity of the Festival.
  5. The functions will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday. These functions are compulsory.
  6. The additional functions would have to be coordinated in a previous meeting with the Department of Cultural Development.
  7. An incentive of $ 2,500.

The selected companies will be notified by letter and / or telephone on or before Monday, January 31, 2022. The decision of the companies selected by the Board of the Caguas Theater Festival will be final and unappealable.

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