Octavio Solis quotes

I'm not a poet, but I do like heightened language that can exist in the theatre. Many plays are sounding more naturalistic these days, more like TV. I still take my cues from Shakespeare. I would rather have the story exist more in the audience's heads than on a screen. (Octavio Solis)
For someone born in the US but whose parents hail from Mexico, there is always a disconnect that happens between the present culture and the one before. Sometimes, it is a flimsy synapse, and sometimes the disconnect can be a chasm... View quote
Octavio Solis
...The principal feature of the retablos I have seen and collected is the picture, the diorama, if you will, of someone's earthly crisis, at which the divine is also present in the figure of a particular saint or Holy Virgin. This simple crudely drawn and painted image is wrought with drama, depicting a moment of powerful tension, pain, and transcendence. I took my cues from these images, and determined to use them as the motif for the moments in my life that defined me... View quote
Octavio Solis

Octavio Solis

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Occupation: American Playwright
Born: 1958
Quotes count: 3
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