XII Playwriting Tournament (Semifinal 1)
14/11/22
DAVID MATARÓ - CARLA ROVIRA
The most anticipated match of Temporada Alta. Eight playwrights face the audience's verdict with the only weapon of the word. Each week two texts and four actors without technical requirements. Yaiza Berrocal, Víctor Borràs, Xavi Buxeda, David Mataró, Berta Prieto, Lola Rosales, Carla Rovira and Sergio Serrano are the participants of the twelfth edition of the Dramaturgy Tournament.
After four bouts, two semi-finals and a grand final, only one author remains who is declared the absolute winner. Let the show begin, authors in the ring!
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Once the fights are over, it's time for the semi-finals; the first pits the winner of the first bout against the champion of the third. Raquel Ferri and Jacob Torres dramatize Megan and a taxi driver, the text by David Mataró, while Mar Ulldemolins and Susana Yu interpret The change, by Carla Rovira.
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XII Playwriting Tournament (Semifinal 1)
14/11/22
DAVID MATARÓ - CARLA ROVIRA
The most anticipated match of Temporada Alta. Eight playwrights face the audience's verdict with the only weapon of the word. Each week two texts and four actors without technical requirements. Yaiza Berrocal, Víctor Borràs, Xavi Buxeda, David Mataró, Berta Prieto, Lola Rosales, Carla Rovira and Sergio Serrano are the participants of the twelfth edition of the Dramaturgy Tournament.
After four bouts, two semi-finals and a grand final, only one author remains who is declared the absolute winner. Let the show begin, authors in the ring!
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