Don Quixote De La Redo – Glass Half Full Theatre

Don Quixote de LaRedo

a literary post-literate story of the border

February 10 – 26, 2017 – The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican-American Cultural Center, Austin, TX

Created by and Featuring Gricelda Silva, Caroline Reck, Rudy Ramirez, Indigo Rael, and Marina DeYoe-Pedraza

Design by Taylor Juarez, Eliot Haynes, Caroline Reck, Taylor Harrison, Jennifer Davis & Rachel Atkinson

Stage Management by Stephanie Delk

Don Quixote de LaRedo poster

Don Quixote de LaRedo is an original adaptation of Cervantes, set in an imagined future near the border between Texas and México in a place that used to be called “Laredo.” A pair of technicians assigned to assess the border wall encounter the lost stories of Don Quixote and strive to “re-do” them with regrettable and hilarious consequences.

Don Quixote de La Redo debuted in February 2017 at The Mexican American Cultural Center with the support of the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department and a grant from the Jim Henson Foundation.

"They are both glorious storytellers. They say far more than words can with expression and movement."

"The show is a very timely (and extremely effective) political commentary ... As serious as the subject matter could be, the entire play crackles with humor - humor of all kinds, everything from literary references to dry wit to a good old-fashioned diarrhea joke. Another impressive layer in this colossal script that is heavily bilingual, yet written clearly enough for anyone to understand, even if sus españoles son malos."