The Dinosaurs — A Sharp, Funny & Deeply Human New Play
From April 8 to 11 at 6:00 p.m., Teatro Santa Ana at San Miguel de Allende’s Biblioteca Pública hosts a special Concert Reading of The Dinosaurs: a bold new work by award-winning playwright and mental health counselor Jacob Perkins, directed by Richard Hochberg and presented by Players Workshop as part of their New Work Series. The play follows a group of women who gather in the same room at the same hour every week to speak, listen and hold each other up as the world shifts around them. It’s a portrait of the quiet, stubborn resilience of female friendship, funny, tender and piercingly honest in equal measure.
Performed in English by a cast of six — Antonia Banewicz, Jocelyn Benford, Marjorie Burren, Julia Gasca, Davana May and Clau Menchaca — this is the kind of new theater that stays with you long after you leave the room. Tickets are a $330 peso donation to La Biblioteca Pública, available at labibliotecapublica.org. Don’t miss this intimate and powerful evening.
Organizer
The Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. is a nonprofit cultural center and authorized charitable organization. Guided by principles of social justice, the promotion of the common good, and multiculturalism, its mission is to provide educational and cultural activities that foster harmonious integration within the community. The vision of the Biblioteca is to be a multidisciplinary and inclusive center that meets the community’s demand for training, information, and recreation, facilitating prosperity, peace, and free access to knowledge for all residents of San Miguel de Allende.
Venue
Teatro Santa Ana, located within the Biblioteca Pública at Insurgentes 25 in downtown San Miguel de Allende, is an intimate cultural venue with a rich and layered history. The building dates back to the mid-1700s, originally serving as a home for women and girls before becoming the city’s municipal slaughterhouse and, in 1958, a center for community learning. The theater itself was inaugurated in 1998, quickly becoming a beloved space for drama, music, dance, film, and special events. With its modern amenities and warm atmosphere, Teatro Santa Ana continues to foster artistic creativity and community engagement in the heart of the city.
