The 12th Midrash Theater Festival takes place in downtown Rio de Janeiro between September 16 and 27, offering a free programming with 20 shows distributed across the Nelson Rodrigues, Glauce Rocha, Dulcina, and Correios Léa Garcia theaters. Tickets will be distributed at the box office two hours before each performance.
Among the festival's highlights is the acclaimed adaptation of the novel "A儿科医生", by Andrea Del Fuego, starring Debora Lamm. Cia. Brasileira de Teatro also participates with the play "History", while Fausto Fawcett presents a lecture-performance based on "Grande Sertão: Veredas", by Guimarães Rosa, in addition to "Film: face ID", a solo created from a film screenplay.
The programming also includes the short story "The Egg and the Chicken", by Clarice Lispector, which was considered a mystery even to the author herself, in a version by Teatro Oficina. A musical also revisits the trajectory of Neguinho da Beija-Flor, who was moved during a rehearsal, according to the article.
