Theatrical productions in Honduras are a relatively new phenomenon, with no established theatrical tradition.
History.
During the late 18th century, a form of theater known as "pastorelas" was introduced to Honduras. In 1750, the first theatrical performance in Honduras was Luis Vélez de Guevara's "Devil Cojuelo" in Comayagua. Despite subsequent productions, a theatrical tradition was not yet established. In 1915 the Manuel Bonilla National Theater was completed, where theater, opera, "zarzuela" and dance were performed.
Figures.
José Trinidad Reyes, founder of the National Autonomous University of Honduras, was a writer of "pastorelas" and his works were a foundation for theater in Honduras. Ramón Amaya Amador wrote several plays, including "The Black Plague", "The Chapetones" and "The Bad Woman", in 1959.
The works of Tito Ochoa, director of the Memories Theater, are still performed. Rafael Murillo Selva's "Loubavagu" ("The Other Far Side") has been performed over a thousand times worldwide. Poet Daniel Laínez wrote "Timoteo Amuses" in 1946 and "A Man of Influence" in 1956.
Honduran actors and directors include Fredy David Ponce Rivas, Edy Barahona, Isidro Spain, Francisco Molina, Eleazar Úbeda, Johel Perla, Magda Alvarado, Elisa Logan, Hermes Kings, Dax Marcell, Hermes Zelaya, Edilberto González, Guillermo Fernández QDDG, Luis Joel Rivera, José Ramón Inestroza, Rigoberto Fernández, Mario Jaén, José Luis Recinos, Armando Valeriano, Damario Kings, José Francisco Saybe, Manuel Bonilla, Reiniery Andean, Delmer López, Sandra Herrera, Oscar Lemus, Oscar Zelaya, Oscar Barahona, David Martínez, Tito Estrada, Ybis Zelaya, Lourdes Ochoa, Elena of Larios, Maricela Nolasco, Susan Arteaga, Alba Luz Rogel, Cecilia Peacock, Lucy Ondina, Leonardo Mount of Goose (a mime), Robero Becerra, Roberto Carlo Rivera, Benjamín Safe, Mariela Zavala, Felipe Acosta, Alonzo Baires, Emma Martínez, Jorge Osorto and Javier Suazo.
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