Saturday, January 20, 2024

2024.1.20. Quixote Nuevo at Seattle Rep

1/20, Saturday, 7:30pm. A new play, Quixote Nuevo, at Seattle Rep.

Aging Cervantes professor Jose Quijano has dimentia. When his family tries to move him to an assisted living facility, Jose embarks on a fantastic trip in the Texas desert to search for his lost love and the sad buried reality.

I like the song and dance, great costumes, good acting and dialogue (especially Pancho). However, I couldn't make out half the words, Spanglish. The theme should be trimmed a bit. A bit messy as is. The bar owner's daughter? The make-believe of dressing up as Dulcinea? The finger in the pickle jar? The devil can also be cut out.