MACARIO RETURNS THIS OCTOBER
By Evelina Fernandez
Returning to the Teatro Visión stage for the first time in three years, Macario is the classic story adapted by Evelina Fernández and Teatro Visión from B. Traven’s novel and film, of a poor woodcutter who dreams of living a day without hunger. When his wife makes his dream come true, he is given a healing power that could change his family and his community’s lives forever.
Since early August, five days a week, a group of artists of all ages has gathered at the School of Arts and Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza to rehearse Macario, a Día de los Muertos musical produced by San José’s own Chicano theater company, Teatro Visión. Macario stars Teatro Visión veterans and new community members alike, and is presented in Spanish with supertitles in both English and Spanish.