Dear Susan,
Attatched are materials from Juana Escabias. (I hope my code switch will somehow facilitate matters on your end.) For an "imported" project, it looks relatively uncomplicated—small company, light freight (luggage and costumes), ostensibly light technical
demands.
El conde Partinuplés would be, of course, a significant cultural premiere. Ana Caro is very important historically, and now Juana Escabias must be considered her foremost authority. As well, Escabias is an important voice in current Spanish
theater, so she could be an attractive seminar/workshop master for several disciplines, Theater and Performance Studies, Women's Studies, and Spanish Studies, both Classical and Contemporary. The members of her company are all first-line veterans in Spanish
theater/film/tv as well. Escabias is a good communicator. She was trained and worked for several year as a journalist, and she is a degreed philologist; she is equally an artist—her thinking and her vision are unmistakably artistic—, so she has a double-sized
tool kit to bring to the U.S.
Underwriting for an American tour can be shared with Spanish sources—both as a culture delegate for UNESCO and as a theatrical director Escabias has a fairly successful fundraising record—, so this could be a good opportunity for American institutions
and organizations to cultivate positive mutual relationships with Spanish counterparts. From conversations with disinterested parties in Madrid and Olmedo, I have the the impression that in Spain's press and cultural institutions there is good will and positive
energy toward her Ana Caro projects.
If this matter moves forward on the U.S. side, it will be best to work directly with Juan Escabias via the contact information in the attachments.
susan, I appreciate your interest and willingness to circulate this information to appropriate parties. You have done much over the years to project and widely promote the field about which we are so passionate. I am glad to be able to contribute to the
cause with my own little pica.
Warm regards,
George