Our Honduran partner Teatro Taller Tugucigalpa (TTT) is working on a second awareness-raising show. The company’s first production, ¡Canícula!, dealt with water shortage. This time around, TTT teamed up with Théâtre de l’Aubergine and Théâtre Parminou to create Rio Abajo, a show about the various causes of groundwater contamination.
The show consists of three acts: Once Upon a Time, The Search for the Elixir, and The Council of Elders. The final act features a spirited discussion among the village dwellers who accuse one another of contaminating their drinking water. During the exchange, they realize that their behaviour is at the heart of the problem, and that the solution lies in their willingness to curb their bad habits.
For many months now, Théâtre de l’Aubergine and Théâtre Parminou have been working on staging this show, whose audience will consist mostly of farmers. Featuring, amongst other things, circus techniques, Rio Abajo is in line with ONE DROP’s desire to support the social changes required to make safe water accessible to all.
Learn more about the Access to Safe Water for the Communities of the Dry Tropics of Honduras project.
Published on August 4, 2010