by Marta Barceló translated from the Catalan by H.J. Gardner Bios Marta Barceló is a playwright, artistic producer, and former trapeze artist from Mallorca. Her plays documenting issues in the lives of women have won numerous awards. Aging with Alzheimer’s is portrayed movingly in Abans que arribi l’alemany (Before the German’s Here); social isolation and…
By Gemma Brió Zamora
Translated by Sharon Feldman
I wait, to wait, I’m waiting, I wait, you wait, she waits, anticipation, a waiting room, wait, wait, wait… Waiting turns into despair. Wait, wait, wait, wait…
By Marta Aran
Translated by Elena Igartuburu
MAURICI: Very interesting. Ok then, listen. I don’t have a title for it yet, but I’ll probably call it “Lamp Lady.”
GEMMA: Why?
MAURICI: Because that’s exactly what it’ll be. A woman posing as a lamp.
The Mercurian 