What a great experience it is when theater doesn’t need large sets, lights, or costumes and, with just the magic and charisma of a character on stage, invites us to explore different universes.
One-person shows, whether drama or comedy, require absolute dedication from the actor, and in this list, we honor, thank, and applaud them for leaving their mark and opening the door for us to peek into other worlds.
Starring Luciano Cáceres. Directed by Francisco Lumerman.
Luciano Cáceres steps into the skin of René, who was abandoned at a family workshop when he was 10. How much time has passed? He doesn’t know, but now he is covered in blood and doesn’t understand why. A solitary and fierce thriller in which the protagonist tries to figure out where his wounds come from while a forgotten past stalks him.
Where: Teatro Metropolitan. Tickets, here.
Starring Federico Ottone. Written by Guido Zappacosta. Directed by Héctor Diaz.
Diego tries to rebuild his relationship with his father through memories: a soccer field, a vine, a big pizza dough starting to rise, a bird’s nest, a kitchen, a mother, a brother.
An intimate, stripped-down, and personal journey to remember the details of their last moments together and honor the relationship that united them.
Where: Teatro Picadero. Tickets, here.
Starring Marian Moretti. Directed by Diego Reinhold.
Directed by the talented Diego Reinhold, Marian Moretti showcases her histrionics, audacity, and versatility in a show full of irony, absurdity… and music!
In this fast-paced performance, the multifaceted actress takes us on an intelligent and captivating journey through her experiences with great doses of wit and creativity. To laugh, but also to reflect, connect, and why not… get emotional through humor.
Where: Paseo La Plaza. Tickets, here.
Starring Florencia Otero. Directed by Mey Scapola.
A character on stage with a mission: to list all the wonderful things in the world that make life worth living, which in turn becomes an invitation to the audience to build a collective bright perspective through emotion and humor.
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This play has been running for over three years and has changed protagonists so each one can contribute their own touch to the list of "wonderful things."
Where: Multiteatro. Tickets, here.
Starring Mauricio Dayub. Directed by César Brie.
In its seventh season of undeniable success, Mauricio Dayub returns with this story that could be any of ours if we open the chest of memories to become children again.
After tours in Madrid, Tel Aviv, Miami, Uruguay, Caracas, and much of Argentina, with over 350,000 spectators who have already enjoyed this one-person show, it attempts to demonstrate, with tenderness and depth, that the world belongs to those who dare to lose their balance.
Where: El Nacional Sancor Seguros. Tickets, here.
Starring Camila Peralta. Directed by Martín Bontempo.
Suavecita became a hit in independent theater, selling out since its premiere in 2023 and making its way to Calle Corrientes to continue displaying the "sold out" sign.
A single mother who performs miraculous cures on terminal patients becomes a myth in the suburban hospital where she works, while she begins to discover that her gift is bigger than she imagined. A comedic, tragic, and poetic play, but above all, magical and magnetic.
Where: Teatro Metropolitan. Tickets, here.
Starring and directed by Martín Flores Cárdenas.
The fourth season of this play written, directed, and performed by Martín Flores Cárdenas focuses on a tormented playwright with a creative block who decides to review the process of his failed work in public.
Where does an artistic piece begin and end? What are the limits of existence and representation? These and other questions are what he asks while trying to unravel the differences between story and fiction.
Where: Casa Teatro Estudio. Tickets, here.
Starring Pablo Cordónet.
If what you're looking for is to laugh and decompress, Pablo Cordónet’s show doesn’t disappoint in a stand-up performance with an eclectic journey through the neighborhood, friends, cohabitation, new generations, and other big themes told with humor and wit for a night full of laughter.
Where: Paseo La Plaza. Tickets, here.
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