The Period of Latin-American and Caribbean Theater Theatrical May comes to national stages from the 11 to the 20 of this month, with the playwrights' participation of eight countries of this geographical area.

The program of this period, which will develop in rooms of Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Holguín, Camagüey, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Villa Clara and Matanzas, comprises workshops of diverse disciplines, seminars, exhibitions, presentations of books and magazines of theater and the delivery of the Award The Rooster of Havana 2018.

Vivián Martínez Tabares, artistic director of this event, announced that there is confirmed the assistance of groups proceeding from different Cuban provinces, Argentina, Spain, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

To this last country, she added, we dedicate an outstanding space, in recognition to the role redeemed by the theater in the middle of the difficult circumstances crossed by the twin island after the scourge of the hurricane Maria.

Theatrical May, biannual event that organizes House of the Americas, arrives at its 10th edition pawned in continuing its work of diffusion of the best of the current scene of the region and favoring the professional and human meeting among its creators.

Translated by Linet Acuña Quilez