Overview

A four-episode series developed by Guel Arraes, Jorge Furtado, and Regina Casé, with a script by Jorge Furtado and Guel Arraes and presented by Regina Casé, who also acts in and directs the program. 'Cena Aberta' was the result of a partnership between Globo and Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre, the production company of filmmaker Jorge Furtado, among other partners, and was part of the network's special end-of-year programming. Scenes from actors' tests and rehearsals, as well as the team's research work, for example, are shown to the audience throughout the plot. The program also mixes professional and amateur actors in its cast.