On today's show, I speak with Cándido Tirado a playwright, teacher, and chess master. Cándido and I discuss his time at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, why there is a rumor that he punched a critic after a bad review (spoiler, he didn't punch a critic), his status as a chess master, and how that informs his approach to theater.
For a full transcript of this episode visit beyondthelightspodcast.com.
Mentioned in this Episode
[00:05:12] Míriam Colón
[00:05:14] Puerto Rican Traveling Theater
[00:12:20] INTAR
[00:13:24] Maria Irene Fornes
[00:31:17] Bobby Fischer and the Game of the Century
[00:36:03] Play Chess Online
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