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Andramalech’s Monologue, performed by Hilario Saavedra

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Actor Hilario Saavedra performs an intense monologue on a minimally lit, bare stage. The monologue is largely non-linear, reminiscent of post-modernist thought, and heavy with alliteration. The character of Andramalech relays stories of his childhood, wars he has endured, and crimes he has committed.

In: International Writing Program Archive | Theater

Authors: Hilario Saavedra , Valère Novarina

Date Recorded: April 30, 2005

Program: --

Format: performance

Topics: Stream of consciousness; mythology; postmodernism; alliteration; Surrealism

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