Jugando a ser

Abstract

This undergraduate thesis, titled Jugando a ser, presents a detailed and autobiographical reflection on the creation and production process of Camaleones, a children's theater play developed in Morelia, Mexico, in collaboration with Camaleón FX Studio. Based on this experience, the author explores the transition from her training and practice as an actress to the exercise of playwriting, stage directing, production, and cultural management, identifying the tools, methodologies, difficulties, and lessons learned that emerged from simultaneously assuming these roles. The document proposes four fundamental axes: playwriting, directing, production, and management, addressing each from practical experience and personal reflection. Rather than proposing a working model, this text seeks to expose the findings, conflicts, decisions, and strategies developed during the creative process, demonstrating how tools derived from acting—such as listening, imagination, empathy, observation, risk, and play—can become resources for leading and realizing a comprehensive performing arts project. In this way, Jugando a ser functions both as the memory of a creative process and as a reference for performance artists interested in expanding their practice beyond acting, integrating playwriting, directing, production, and management roles within a single artistic experience.