The Almagro City Council has launched the call for the 2026 Luis Molina National Amateur Classical Theater Competition. Non-professional groups from all over Spain can submit works from the Golden Age or other classical texts. The selected groups will perform at the Corral de Comedias, a historic stage that gives the competition notable prestige within the amateur circuit.
How to optimize your technical proposal for the Corral de Comedias ðŸŽ
The Corral de Comedias imposes technical limitations you must be aware of. The stage space is small and the acoustics are natural, without sound systems. For a Golden Age play, minimal props and lighting that respects the original wooden structure are recommended. The setup must be quick, as the time between performances is tight. The director should plan the actors' entrances and exits through the side aisles, avoiding obstacles that break the fourth wall.
When your amateur group thinks it's the National Theater Company 😅
Entering the competition is free, but the ego of some actor can be costly. You know the type: the one who wants to add a four-minute monologue to a Lope de Vega play, or the actress who demands a twenty-kilogram costume in the middle of a La Mancha July. The Corral de Comedias does not forgive overacting: if your verse sounds like a soap opera, the audience will remind you with a silence denser than gazpacho. Advice: leave the diva attitude at home and focus on not tripping over the clay jugs.