Theater in Honduras is relatively new compared to theaters of other nations. Moreover, it is unclear if they have established a theatrical tradition.
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History of Honduran Theater
In the late 18th century, a form of theater called pastorelas was performed in Honduras. In 1750, the first theatrical performance in Honduras was the Devil Cojuelo, a work of the dramatist and Spanish novelist, Luis Vélez de Guevara, in the city of Comayagua. Despite subsequent play productions, a theater tradition has yet to be established.
In 1905, President Manuel Bonilla initiated the development of a national theater, where the public would later witness theater, opera, zarzuela, and dance. In 1915, the construction of the national theater was completed and named the Manuel Bonilla National Theater.
Men and Women in Honduran Theater
Father José Trinidad Kings Seville, founder of the Autonomous National University of Honduras, was a writer of pastorelas, and his works were an important foundation for the start of theater in Honduras. In 1959, Ramón Amaya Amador created several plays including "The Black Plague", "The Chapetones", and "The Bad Woman”.
Nowadays, the works of renowned dramatist Tito Ochoa, director of the Memories Theater, are still performed. Rafael Murillo Selva and his work "Loubavagu" or "The Another Far Side" has been represented more than a thousand times in artistic festivals around the planet. The poet Daniel Laínez wrote the work "Timoteo Amuses" in 1946 and created "A Man of Influence" in 1956.
A majority of the popular theatrical communities in Honduras are involved with the Memories Theater including: TTT directed by Mario Jaen, Theatrical Group Bamboo and Theatre Laboratory of Honduras, in The Progress, Yoro (Theatre the fragua) and San Pedro Sula, Córtes (Theatrical Circle Sampedrano, Theatrical Project Future, Cultural Society of Sula "The Theatrical Sampedrana" founded and directed by Manuel Bonilla).
Some actors, actresses, and Honduran directors are: Fredy David Ponce Rivas, Edy Barahona, Isidro Spain, Francisco Molina, Eleazar Úbeda, Johel Perla, Magda Alvarado, Elisa Logan, Hermes Kings, Dax Marcell, Hermes Zelaya, Edilberto González, Guillermo Fernández QDDG, Luis Joel Rivera, José Ramón Inestroza, Rigoberto Fernández, Mario Jaén, José Luis Recinos, Armando Valeriano, Damario Kings, José Francisco Saybe, Manuel Bonilla, Reiniery Andean, Delmer López, Sandra Herrera, Oscar Lemus, Oscar Zelaya, Oscar Barahona, David Martínez, Tito Estrada, Ybis Zelaya, Lourdes Ochoa, Elena of Larios, Maricela Nolasco, Susan Arteaga, Alba Luz Rogel, Cecilia Peacock, Lucy Ondina, Leonardo Mount of Goose (mimo), Robero Becerra, Roberto Carlo Rivera, Benjamín Safe, Mariela Zavala, Felipe Acosta, Alonzo Baires, Emma Martínez, Jorge Osorto, Javier Suazo.