by Rafael Guizado (1940 ), translated by Gigi Guizado (2024)
Length: 73 pages, 1 hour and 15 minutes
Genre: Serio-comedy
“The angel gathered her wings and hung the song from the space that united the trees.”
Synopsis
In much the same way that a person’s life can flash before their eyes or a lifetime ago can feel like “just yesterday”, each act of ‘The Ages of Man’ offers a fleeting glimpse into a single day in the lives of four loving families, spanning all seasons and stations in life. Rafael Guizado’s trademark poetry, humor, and wit cast a spell in which a universal lesson in planning and saving for one’s future are revealed.

Production History
Each act of Las Edades del Hombre was broadcast as a radio play on La Radiodifusora Nacional de Colombia in late November and early December of 1940.
The fourth act of The Ages of Man, “Senescence“, was performed in Out of the Wings Festival of Staged Readings 2025 at Omnibus Theatre in London, UK.

Publications
Las Edades del Hombre by Rafael Guizado was published by Caja Colombiana de Ahorros, 1940.