Years ago, when I started getting serious about translating my grandfather’s plays, I researched online to try to grasp his body of work, beyond the few physical copies I had inherited. I was able to find titles, most of which I had never heard of before, scattered in libraries around the globe. I noticed with excitement that a handful of them were in the LILAS Benson Collection at University of Texas at Austin. Travelling there, spending a day amid the labyrinth of bookshelves, and delving deep into the microfiche is an experience I will never forget.
To now be interviewed by Erika Abad for Latinx Pop Magazine, which is based out of UT Austin, feels like a full circle moment, since my translations factored into our wide ranging conversation on theatre, translation, and community in Las Vegas. Read the interview at www.latinxpopmag.com.
For more on Rafael Guizado, including a bit about my translations of his work, visit the online exhibit at Museartes.net.