Mercado Libre

Synopsis/About:

“Mercado libre” (Free Market) is about how on a society whose system is based on free market, there are still paradoxical situations. The play presents us with actions that show us how far human ambition can get. Some have money and want to buy, others need it and are seeking what to sell. How far can the human ambition get, in order to possess that what they want? Work, body, dignity? What are you capable of buying if you had the money to do it? An intriguing play that explores the limits of human desire. All these concepts are personified on stage by two characters and their relationship. One a corrupt lawyer and the other an immigrant prostitute that negotiate their services while questioning the manipulation and loss of values in a capitalist society. This is a story of domination, money, power, and sex, a story that develops to an unexpected end.

Produced by Boundless Theatre Company
Written By
Luis Araújo

Cast:

Diana Pou as B
Gerardo Gudiño as A

Creative Team:

Directed by Ismanuel Rodríguez
Choreographer/Stage Combat:
Rafael Cañals
Stage Manager:
Francisco J. Rivera Rodríguez
Original Music:
Cristian Gautier
Scenic Design:
Omayra Garriga
Costume Design:
Oriana Lineweaver
Lighting Design:
María-Cristina Fusté

Reviews

“Directed by Ismanuel Rodríguez, “Mercado Libre” tells the story of the complicated, and often dark, relationship between an influential lawyer and an undocumented prostitute; a duel between two characters played by seasoned Latinx theater actors Gerardo Gudiño and Diana Pou ensues and brings to life the embodiment of a broken system we cannot seem to escape. - Thinking Theater NYC
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“Pou and Gudiño both conjure fierce, ferociously committed performances that cause the production's tautly directed 75-minutes to fly by. The so-called free market may not be so great, but Mercado Libre is fantastic.”-John R. Ziegler and Leah Richards
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Photos by Al Foote III