COMISSION

The UFV Theater Group “Ay de mí… Triste!” is a student society open to all members of the university community. The group is comprised of an average of 50 students from all degree programs at the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria.
Titles such as La vida es sueño, Don Juan Tenorio, El castigo sin venganza or Calígula are part of the history of this group, which has staged comedies, dramas, children’s plays, classics and contemporary plays.
Theatrical training is carried out in conjunction with activities such as cultural outings, participation in competitions at other universities and the organization of University Theater Week
The student society comprises groups specialising in various aspects of theater. It is essential to ensure the proper maintenance and upkeep of the scenography, props, makeup, costumes, lights, and sound equipment to guarantee the successful execution of each production.
All students enrolled in the theater group are required to register and work in one of the following commissions: Scenography and Props, Lights and Sound, Makeup and Costumes. Please refer to the following sections for detailed explanations of the responsibilities associated with each commission.
COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
The costumes of the characters cannot be missing. This commission helps to transport the viewer to a time and place.
Much of what is represented on stage is not said, as it can be seen thanks to the work of this commission.
LIGHTS AND SOUND
A very important part of theater are the sounds and lighting that the play will use, as they will create the ambiance of the play and communicate the intensity of each scene.
Communication with the other commissions is very important, as it will establish what can be done and what is needed. This commission is therefore essential.
SCENOGRAPHY AND PROPS
Where does the play take place? What objects do the characters carry? This commission provides the answers to these questions. It is essential to place the viewer at the scene of the events. But in the end, we all help.
In addition to the lighting, sound, costumes, and makeup, the overall ambiance of the play is established, effectively communicating elements that are not explicitly conveyed on stage.
ACTORS
What is a play without its actors? They must put themselves in the shoes of the character they play, whether good, bad, boring or funny.
Of course, their performances are enhanced by the commissions that support them: lighting and sound, costumes and make-up, scenography and props.
PLAYS

COMING SOON… 9 APRIL 2025
La dama del alba, by Alejandro Casona
Apiil 2024

Los intereses creados, by Jacinto Benavente
April 2023

El castigo sin venganza
April 2022
Play written by Lope de Vega
We collaborated with architecture students from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid to create the set design.
Divine Comedy by Dante
June 2021
Cuatro corazones con freno y marcha atrás, by Enrique Jardiel Poncela
April 2019

The Wizard of Oz
(Colegio Everest, Pozuelo de Alarcón)
November 2021
This was the 2021 Navidarte play that we performed at Colegio Everest for families and, above all, for the children.
Caligula
April 2021
Play written by Albert Camus
We collaborated with architecture students from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid to create the wire columns.
Don Juan Tenorio, by José Zorrilla
April 2017

ACTIVITIES







December 2022
The Divine Comedy (Navalcarnero)
July 2021
Collaboration with the City Council of Navalcarnero and the Diocese of Getafe.
We represented three fragments of the Divine Comedy (written by Dante Alighieri), which were set in Hell, Purgatory and Paradise.
Approach to “El Castigo sin Venganza” by Lope de Vega with Salvador Antuñano
January 2022
Discussion on “El Castigo sin Venganza” in which Salvador Antuñano brought us closer to the themes of the play that we would later perform.
ALUMNI

I was able to enjoy “Ay de mí…¡Triste!” during the four years of my degree and witnessed how together we were shaping this family with so much enthusiasm, learning during the trainings and forging friendships while we prepared and performed the plays, which we now admire as an audience. Undoubtedly, some of the best moments experienced at the university.