T'estimo si he begut (I love you if I'm drunk)

I love you if I’m drunk

author: Empar Moliner
original music: Andreu Gallén
direction: David Selvas

A musical comedy from stories of Empar Moliner

Synopsis

Whenever you write stories, you imagine the characters’ faces and their dialogs resonate in your mind. Everyone says that I always describe the characters’ tones of voice in my stories. I’ve been given some lovely praise: “These stories are very theatrical.”

But I never imagined all the theater could offer. And then I got the chance to find out. In the theater. Some women I admire, a company I admire, and a director I admire decide that all these characters (who lack charisma and grace and are really rather comical) are going to be presented on stage. I’ll be able to “see” and “hear” them.

A writer is always influenced by other writers, of course, but also by many other things in life. By a painting she has seen, by someone she has loved, by a wine she has drunk, by a song she has heard. I can say that Dagoll Dagom, T de Teatre and La Brutal have influenced my life: some of their plays have left me literally touched. I’ve emerged singing and wanting to hug strangers.

We have chosen the most amusing stories (and a couple sad ones, too– it couldn’t be helped). I hope my obsessions are yours, as well. I’d like it if after seeing the play – those of us who are not guild members always say “play” and not “show” – you also want to sing and hug strangers (including me).

Empar Moliner

B of Biography

T’estimo si he begut premiered on September 25, 2020 at Teatre Municipal La Sala de Rubí. Later he goes on tour in the main theatres of the country visiting more than 25 cities. In October 2021 he settled in the Teatre Poliorama in Barcelona where he performed a long season becoming one of the theatrical successes of the season.

F of Figures

122 shows and 45.000 spectators

Credits

Actors: David Bagés, Mamen Duch, Mercè Martinez, Marta Pérez, Carme Pla, Àgata Roca and Ernest Villegas

Cast stand-in: Rosa Gàmiz, Marc Rodríguez and David Selvas

Musical director: Andreu Gallén
Set designer: Alejandro Andújar
Costumes: Maria Armengol
Lighting: Jaume Ventura
Sound: Roger Abalos
Choreography: Pere Faura
Video: Mar Orfila
Characterization: Clàudia Abbad
Assistant director: Daniel J.Meyer
Executive production: Anna Rosa Cisquella and Daniel López-Orós

Soundtrack recording: Marta Cardona (Violin), Dario Barroso (Guitars), Guillermo Prats (Double bass and electric bass), Andreu Gallén (Piano and keyboards), Toni Pagès (Percussion), Gregori Hollis (Trumpet), Vicent Pastor (Trombone), Albert Carrique (Alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet and wind orchestration), Jordi Santanach (Tenor sax and soprano sax), Joan Mas, Anna Lagares and Elisabet Molet (Chorus).
Recording studio: Fusteria Estudi

Head of production and administration: Natàlia Obiols
Head of marketing: Ivan Danot
Press officers: La Costa comunicació and La Tremenda
Production assistant: Jordi Brunet
Communication assistant: Roberta Romero
Production assistants: José Luis Segador and Marta Camps

Head technicians: Rubèn Taltavull and Jordi Thomàs
Stage managers: Marta Garolera and Teresa Navarro
Machinists: Joan Bonany, Jordi Fort and Pablo Gómez
Lighting operators: Juli Gonzàlez and Sergio Santafe
Sound operator: Roger Abalos
Second sound operator: Marcel Ferrer
Transportista: Miguel Yuste

Additional texts: Sergi Pompermayer
Audiovisual technical design: Martin Elena
Assistant set design: Maria Albadalejo
Wardrobe assistant: Anna Pitarch
Set construction: Pascualín and Joan Jorba
Costume maker: Goretti
Image designer: Diego Becas Villegas
Photography: Kiku Piñol, Noemí Elias Bascuñana and David Ruano

A co-production with Dagoll Dagom, La Brutal and T de Teatre with support from the ICEC of the Generalitat de Catalunya and with the collaboration of Teatre La Sala (Ajuntament de Rubí).

With the sponsorship: D.O. Catalunya

Acknowledgements: Renfe, Diari Ara, Montibello, Wofford, TMB, Milano Jazz Club, Òptica Sanabre and D’Orleac

The show was premiered at Teatre La Sala de Rubí on September 25th of 2020.