Dramaturgia Infantil en Quito: Una mirada al pasado

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Abstract:This literary essay presents a compilation of the history of children's dramaturgy in the city ​​of Quito and a reflection on it from the literary perspective and the production theatrical. A bibliographical and historical review was made that records the production children's theater in the capital, which shows the lack of registration of it. It has been made a compilation of works and playwrights and groups from Quito to record the theater production dedicated to children in the city of Quito. A corpus was created with the dramatic works written by the theater groups of the city and their works presented in various places. It was concluded that the children's theater, in the Ecuadorian capital, has been in constant production, since there has been a notable interest on the part of the theater guilds Quito people to create their own texts, which were represented in different scenarios from the Ecuadorian capital: schools, parks and theaters; ends with a corpus of the works of children's theater represented from 1968 to the year 2022.