Teatro Nacional Sao Joao E.P.E

The TNSJ is an Entrepreneurial Public Entity (E.P.E.) whose main public service objectives are the creation and presentation of various genres of theatre shows, in accordance with standards of artistic and technical excellence, as well as bringing audiences into regular contact with classic and contemporary reference works from the Portuguese and universal dramatic repertoire. Positive in its belief that theatre is the par excellence art of embodying and conveying the word, the TNSJ is fully committed to championing Portuguese-spoken drama and the Portuguese language at large, in both its standard form and its polymorphy, dialectal variants included. This priority runs through its programs of acting workshops and direction of actors, and is also observable in its demands concerning the quality of texts, be they originals or translations. Intent on captivating and cultivating new audiences, the TNSJ opens its doors to the community, in an effort to harmonise its search for a specia...