Romance Languages/Performing Arts Department Faculty Colloquium

Prof. of Spanish Billy Acree Romance Languages and Literatures

The Best Show in Town, Straight from the Countryside

 In the mid-1880s popular itinerant circus troupes in the Río de la Plata incorporated short plays called Creole dramas into their acts. These dramas told variations of the story of a noble gaucho who sought revenge for the disruptions modernization wrought. Much more than simple stories of country life under siege, though, these plays became the most widely attended form of entertainment in the region for close to two decades. What made them the best shows in town?

For more information: Prof. Billy Acree at acree@wustl.edu