“Gente de Teatro: A passionate theatrical journey”
GdT was started in 1995 after participating in the work Primavera con una equina rota by Mario Benedetti, directed by Ricardo Yamal at Rice University. Its founding members, Esteban Gago, Marcela Salas and Claudia Soroka, saw the need to create a theater company, with the aim of offering works by Latin American authors, in Spanish,ñthe original language in which they had been written.
In 2017, 2018 & 2019GdT was nominated in the “Most Improved Theater Company” category at the Broadway World Houston Region Awards. In 2018, GdT received the Bridge Award at Stages Theatre's Sin Muros Theater Festival in recognition of its career and for creating bridges of connection within Houston's artistic community.
In 2021, GdT expands its original objective to include plays by renowned international authors.
GdT was nominated for the Broadway World Houston Region Awards in the category “Best New Play” with the play Madenusa by C. Soroka (2019) and in “Best New Play” and “Best Ensemble Performance” with Toc Toc by Laurent Baffie and Spanish version by Julián Quintanilla (2022).
In 2022GdT receives recognition from the Spanish Consulate in Houston for its work and support for the Iberian October program as part of the commemoration of Spain's National Holiday. Gente de Teatro is part of the cultural agenda of the Argentine Foreign Ministry – Cultural Affairs Office.
GdT It is sponsored by Blue Wave Supplier Development Platform, Galer Law Firm, the Argentine Consulate in Houston, the Consulate of Spain in Houston, Theater Network of Texas, Casa Argentina de Houston, La Casa de España en Houston, The Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston, the Latino Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Houston, the Argentina-Texas Chamber of Commerce, the Association of Uruguayans in Houston, Alief ISD Education Foundation, Doray Castillo Productions & El Venezolano in Houston.
