Teatro Décimo Piso
Teatro Décimo Piso
“Teatro Décimo Piso” (in reference to our location at Van Hise Hall) is a student run bilingual theater group bringing Hispanic theatre to UW Madison since 2012.
The group was formed through the Spanish 564 Course directed by Professor Paola Hernández. During the course of a semester Professor Hernández and her students produce a fully realized staged production. Tickets are open to the general public and often sells out!
Upcoming Production
There is currently no production scheduled at this time.
Please check back in the future for more information.
Past Productions
Cartas de Cuba (Letters from Cuba)
Written by María Irene Fornés
Directed by Paola Hernández and Sabina Madrid-Malloy
La situación se está poniendo terrible para los judíos en Polonia en vísperas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El padre de Esther ha huido a Cuba y ella es la primera en seguir sus pasos y reencontrarse con él en la isla. Vivir separada de su querida hermana es desgarrador, por lo que Esther promete escribirle cartas contándole todo lo que le suceda hasta el día en que se vuelvan a reunir. Y lo hace, manteniendo un registro tanto de lo bueno —la bondad del pueblo cubano y su descubrimiento de un valioso talento oculto— como de lo malo: el hecho de que las garras del nazismo se han arraigado incluso en Cuba. Las evocadoras cartas de Esther están llenas de su aprecio por la vida y revelan a una niña ingeniosa y decidida, con una habilidad única para unir a las personas, mientras se esfuerza por sacar al resto de su familia de Polonia antes de que sea demasiado tarde.
Basada en la historia familiar de Ruth Behar, esta impresionante historia celebra la resiliencia del espíritu humano en los tiempos más desafiantes.
The situation is getting dire for Jews in Poland on the eve of World War II. Esther’s father has fled to Cuba, and she is the first one to join him. It’s heartbreaking to be separated from her beloved sister, so Esther promises to write down everything that happens until they’re reunited. And she does, recording both the good —the kindness of the Cuban people and her discovery of a valuable hidden talent— and the bad: the fact that Nazism has found a foothold even in Cuba. Esther’s evocative letters are full of her appreciation for life and reveal a resourceful, determined girl with a rare ability to bring people together, all the while striving to get the rest of their family out of Poland before it’s too late.
Based on Ruth Behar’s family history, this compelling story celebrates the resilience of the human spirit in the most challenging times.
Ruido (Noise)
Written by Mariana de Althaus
Directed by Pedro de Jésus Gonzalez Durán and Isabel Martin Sanchez
Ruido is a sharp satirical comedy set during the turbulent 1990s Peruvian Civil War. A desperate neighbor arrives just before curfew, searching for her missing husband, only to face eerie denials and rising tensions inside Augusta’s home. As the noise escalates, so does the emotional and political turmoil…
Criminal
Written by Javier Daulte
Directed by Sabina Madrid-Malloy
The award-winning play tells the story of two psychoanalysts and their patients whose lives intertwine through an impending crime.
El amor de las luciérnagas (Firefly Love)
Written by Alejando Ricaño
Directed by Carlos Ortiz and Jorge Cienfuegos
A tender story of a young girl that both metaphorically and literally finds herself amidst emotions of young love and changing identities.
Winner of the Premio Bellas Artes Mexicali de Dramaturgia 2011.
Want more information?
Questions about Teatro Décimo Piso can be directed to
Pedro de Jésus Gonzalez Durán or Jan Díaz Hernández