Entre la gloria y el infierno

Reconstructs rich and complex dynamics of theater in city that has served as thriving cultural outpost for centuries, amidst otherwise centrist domination by nation's capital. First chapters detail key personages and works from 16th-- to late 20th century. Second half of book is devoted to contemporary theater, its playwrights, directors, actors and other protagonists, its spaces and its creations. Concludes with extensive bibliography (pp.293-311).