MARIA MOISÉS - Puppet Theatre

Synopsis | A typically Camillian novel of passion, shrouded in an atmosphere of mystery, Maria Moisés is made up of two essential parts: the first tells of the tragic love of Josefa da Lage, and the second of the life of her daughter, Maria Moisés, the fruit of a forbidden love. The beginning of the story is masterfully dramatic: on the same night that Josefa da Lage is found dying by the river, a child is found abandoned in a wicker basket in the same river. Raised by a nobleman and his sisters, they decide to name her Maria Moisés, for the obvious analogy with the biblical story. As they have no other heirs, Maria Moisés ends up inheriting the family farm and decides to take care of other children like her. Unfortunately, in her eagerness to help the underprivileged, she falls into debt and is forced to sell the property. A buyer will eventually come along and, more than solving the saintly Moisés' financial problems, will give a sublime ending to a story that started out tragic.

ARTISTIC SHEET | CAST:

Narrator - Reinaldo Ferreira

Bárbara Araújo

Maria Barbosa

Vítor Ribeiro

Beatriz Osório

TECHNICAL SHEET

Sound: Cláudia Campos

Lighting: António Alves and José Alves

Production | Grutaca (Seide S. Miguel)

Genre | Puppet Theatre

Duration | 60 minutes

PG 6