Antes de que llegara la pandemia en 2020, el Teatro Máscara Mágica de Chula Vista presentó sus musicales navideños La Pastorela en el escenario del Old Globe y del San Diego Repertory Theatre durante ...

For the uninitiated, a play about shepherds following the north star to the Nativity may sound like a snooze. But that’s only if you’re unfamiliar with the comical Mexican tradition of the pastorela.

For a 6,000-year old entertainment, The Pastorela sure gets around. It’s performed all over the world every Christmas, perhaps most devotedly and hilariously in Mexico. The satire and personalities ...

Long ago and faraway in Medieval Europe a tradition of Christian “shepherd plays” emerged that enacted each year the story of the Nativity. The plays were often performed by theater troupes on wagon ...

Pastorela stock figures You'll always find these in a pastorela: Lucifer, who frequently tries to tempt the shepherds away from their mission. You’ll often find Lucifer comes in the shape of ...

As Christmas Day approaches, there are several traditions deeply rooted in Latin culture that take place, and one of them is “pastorelas”. Pastorelas are theatrical performances that combine dialogue, ...

The bilingual musical “La Pastorela de Sactown” features, from left, Shannon Van Der Mersch, Carlos Kandia and Rueben Rivera, shown during a rehearsal earlier this month. Héctor Navejas Vida en el ...

Tierra Caliente Academy of Arts presents “La Pastorela” or “The Shepard’s Plays” in Spanish. Originating in medieval Europe as religious dramas and later brought to the New World and Alta California ...

Alison Vasquez read a lot of pastorelas in her search for a holiday offering by Teatro Audaz, the fledgling Latinx theater troupe she co-founded and serves as executive director. The pastorela is a ...

A rhyming dictionary is Milta Ortiz’s friend. A very necessary friend. The playwright penned Borderlands Theater’s annual “A Tucson Pastorela.” And, as tradition dictates, it’s in rhyme. A sampling — ...

Teatro Audaz returns after their recent Award - Winning season with the first show of the 2022 - 2023 season with the debut of La Pastorela Audaz written and directed by AnaLisa Leos - Garcia. About ...