El Cadáver del Señor García

I auditioned for a role in this Spanish farce when I had just begun my first A1.1 Spanish language course. Beyond being able to introduce myself in Spanish, I had no language skills. However, the opportunity to learn a new language through theatre seemed like a reasonably exciting challenge and I decided to take the plunge. My enthusiasm (and optimism) led me to being cast in complicated role of a sixty-year old forensic judge heading a team of 2 coroners who is investigating a dead body in a stranger´s house. Given the farcical nature and language of the text, this role allowed me to expand my vocabulary of being "funny" on stage by thoroughly analyzing the lines for specific moments for movements and gestures. About four months later, when the play was staged, I had just advanced to his third course but my performance convinced native speakers that I was an advanced student in the language!