UTRGV University Productions presents “The Life and Times of Winter Texans,” a collection of eight original 10-minute plays, that will open at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Edinburg campus Studio Theatre.
The plays are written and directed by theater Professor Eric Wiley.
“It is based on my experiences with Winter Texans and with interest that I have as a writer … for example, in aging, in issues of relationships and how aging impacts the human experience, in general,” Wiley said.
His past productions include “Crawling with Monsters,” “Technophilia,” “The Red and the Blue” and “Late Bloomers.” Wiley serves as a co-chair of the Theatre and Drama Area of the Popular Culture Association and a faculty adviser for the Latino Theatre Initiatives at UTRGV. His plays have won awards and been produced on Theatre Row in New York City.
The cast is composed of Andres Cantu, David Cohen, Daniel Garza, Desery Pacheco, Jalen Portillo, Valerie Prince, Gerry Rodriguez and Danilo Zepeda.
“I am in three of the eight plays for ‘The Life and Times of Winter Texans.’ … The first one I’m in is called ‘Colette,’ where I play a really grumpy winter Texan who sits on the same spot every day. … But, my whole routine is thrown off when a newer individual in the park sits on my spot,” Portillo said.
The play will also be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is $5. Open seating is available for the public, but designated seating is available for large group reservations.
For more information, call Elva Galvan, theater business manager, at 665-3581 or email elva.galvan@utrgv.edu.
