“Absorbing, great acting, profound, relevant, thought-provoking. You should see it if you want to get a closer look into the hearts of humans and monsters.” –Show Score

Teatro Círculo presents the revival of La caída de Rafael Trujillo (The Downfall of Rafael Trujillo) by award-winning playwright Carmen Rivera directed by award-winning director Cándido Tirado. 

This play portrays a series of events–internal uprisings, betrayal, international pressures, and political intrigue, as well as the personal failures that led to the downfall of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina.

Delving into the last phase of Trujillo’s life, the play, based on historical facts and punctuated with Rivera’s inimitable creative narrative, tells a moving story of a man whose desire for absolute power poisoned his humanity and terrorized an entire nation.

Cast: José Cheo Oliveras, Adriana Sananes*, Bill Blechingberg, Erick González*, Mario Mattei, Fernando Contreras*, Diana Pou*, Juan Luis Espinal

*Appears through courtesy of AEA

Set design by Israel Franco Müller
Lighting design by Omayra Garriga Casiano
Costume design by Eliana Michelle Yost
Assistant director & Stage Manager – Caridad del Valle