To Hell with the Goddamn Spring
To the hell with the goddamn spring (Spanish: “Al diablo la maldita primavera” is a Colombian LGBT related stageplay based in the same name novel, writen by Alonso Sanchez Baute (Opera prima Novel award "Ciudad de Bogotá”, 2002). It was adapted to the theater by colombian director Jorge Ali Triana in 2004.
Drama elements
The play is a monologue of an average bureaucrat named Edwin Rodríguez Vuelvas, which is transforming himself gradually into a Drag queen while expressing is inner Angst and sorrow. This character reminds of Molly Bloom in James Joyce´s Ulises, with some elements of Proust, kitsch glamour and a sense of ridiculous Groucho Marx-like. A central point is the criticism against intolerance, both from the general society as in the interior of the LGBT community.
Main character
Edwin Rodriguez represents the gay men that migrate from the small cities and provinces of the country to the Capital City, in order to find a more free expression of themselves. The role was performed by Colombian actor Orlando Valenzuela, chosen by his experience in contemporary theater in Spain and traditional Japanese kabuki theater.
Plot
The monologue starts with the relate of the current events in the life of the character, his unnecessary bureaucratic job, the relative wealth he enjoys and his success in the drag queen beauty contests, followed by the memories of his troubled childhood in the Caribbean Region of Colombia. When finished his transformation, he enjoys with the temporary happiness of winning a contest, ending with the sadness of remember the solitude and emptiness of his sentimental life.
The final monologue, which gives the name to the play is a display of the nihilism that invades the character.
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