El Crucificado Explained

El Crucificado ("The Crucified One") is a 1957 play in three acts by the Guatemalan Carlos Solórzano. It describes the events of Good Friday but sets them in modern times. The work is a tragic farce and is one of Solorzano's ten theatrical works.

Dramatis personae

Man of approximately 30 years, with Latin American features.

Mother of Jesus, old woman of the town.

Woman of the town.

Synopsis

The play is set in a completely ordinary town where the Passion of the Christ will take place. A man named Jesus will encounter conflicts in the same manner as the Son of God.