Buenos Aires and its theatrical scene is at the forefront of the world in shows of all kinds. But in this particular moment of crisis that humanity is experiencing due to wars, persecutions, and migrations, actress and author of her works Jessica Shultz invites reflection on these dramas.
In “Berlin in Buenos Aires,” returning after great success for the fifth consecutive year, on Saturdays at 8:30 PM, at the UOCRA CULTURAL Theater, the theme of the Holocaust and the repercussions it has left on those who managed to escape has forever marked the lives of those who suffered it. Starting over has been and is a difficult topic. In this case, it involves former artists who came together for love and the rescue of a Jewish woman by a non-Jew. The act of starting over in tasks unrelated to their professions, such as serving in a German’s household, serves as the turning point for the remnants of each identity to explode.
This is an excellent theatrical proposal, excellently executed by the couple in question, Jessica Schultz and Fernando Migueles, with direction by Carlo Argento and accompanied by the original music of Diego Mizrahi.
On Sundays, Jessica Shultz, with her histrionic ability to shift from drama to comedy, a genre that always hides a drama, also presents her script in “Blood Sisters,” at the Hasta Trilce Theater, Maza 177, at 7 PM.
In this play, being sisters does not guarantee true sisterhood when both have different viewpoints, life philosophies, and interests. Both raised by a mother who gave each of them different roles cushioned by their unspoken memories. The mother’s death is the leitmotif of the play in which her belongings ignite the ambitions of each daughter. The inheritance of objects is the battlefield in the distribution of spoils, just like in war. Two diametrically opposed daughters, one spiritual and the other materialistic. Each recalls stories from her own perspective until the truth about their mother’s past, which so deeply marked them, outweighs the inheritance of a fork and knife and a gold bracelet.
Jessica Shultz and Estela Garelli are the central characters under the direction of Carlo Argento and the original music of Diego Mizrahi, each delivering a splendid performance as they resolve a family story filled with humor and smiles, despite everything, with the love of their shared blood. Applause for Jessica Shultz for her works that so move the audience as both author and actress.
Martha Wolff