La pasión infinita

A contemporary comedy about José Antonio, a man who dreams of becoming an actor despite his circle's attempts to dissuade him, and whose casting call marks the start of a tragicomedy.

The production follows José Antonio, who has wanted to work in theatre since childhood and, now married and working in a salting factory, still has not let go of that desire. Family and friends try to talk him out of it, but a newspaper advert seeking an actor with no experience leads him to attend a casting, where he is selected.

The story then takes on the tone of a tragicomedy. An emerging director, at a difficult moment in his career, sees in this character an embodiment of the esperpento and decides to turn his own life into a performance piece. The text thus blends humour and drama around the obsession of an ordinary man to fulfil his dream.

It is a contemporary theatre show in which the underlying question is how far a passion can take a person. It is staged at the Teatro Bellas Artes in Madrid.