Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard
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Miami New Drama kicks off their 2023-2024 season with the adrenaline-fueled play Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard, a world premiere written and directed by award-winning Broadway director and playwright Moisés Kaufman. Based on the best-selling novel by Jonathan Jakubowicz, Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard exposes the greed and corruption that devastated Venezuela during the last two decades.
This gripping theatrical work immerses you into the life of Juan Planchard, a young Venezuelan whose fervent belief in President Hugo Chavez’s ideology is matched only by his thirst for personal gain. Witness Juan’s meteoric rise to a position of immense wealth through corrupt dealings with the government and the eventual harrowing consequences of his actions. With the heart-pounding suspense of a political thriller, the play exposes the mindset and ideals of Venezuela’s present-day ruling elite, unveiling their unrestrained excess and insatiable pursuit of power at any cost.