Monologues from Cinco Veces Amor by Rafael Guizado (1948), translated and adapted by Gigi Guizado (2024),
Length: 60 minutes with music
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
Two independent monologues from Cinco Veces Amor—one tragic, one hopeful— combine into a tour de force for the actor. Both are set at the bedside, accompanied by Johannes Brahms’ final opus reflecting on the nature of life’s cycle. En la Última Hora / In the Final Hour is an exploration of grief within a man whose wife is dying from complications of childbirth. Canción de Cuna / Lullaby is a witty and heartfelt rumination on the responsibility and joy of new fatherhood.
Production History
A staged reading of A Time to Love was presented by The Asylum Theatre on November 11, 2024 as part of the WEST Solo Play Day Festival.
Critical Response
Best from the WEST 2024 award for Solo Play Day Festival.
The stories of Rafael Guizado, an excellent playwright and accomplished storyteller, also appear in 1948 with much success – Cinco Veces Amor followed almost immediately by Renuncia Ministerial (1949)
Nestor Madrid-Malo, Ensayo de un Diccionario de la Literatura Colombiana
Publications
Guizado, R. (1945). Cancion de Cuna. Bogotá. Rev. de las Indias, N9 83, T. 26. Nov. 1945.
Guizado, R. (1948). Cinco veces amor. Bogotá: Librería Suramérica.