The period known as Modern Theatre started in Honduras with the works of Luis Andrew Zuniga Portillo. The first plays he wrote were fables. However, in 1916, he wrote a three act history drama called Los conspiradores. Between the years 1939 and 1945, theatre in Honduras stopped almost completely. T his was due to social and political upheaval caused by war. However, the pastorales still survived. The performances of these plays were usually organized by the women in the country.
Once the war ended in 1945, a state sponsored visit of Ballet Montecarlo from Brazil happened. This visit introduced classical ballet and classical music to Honduras. Theatre also became more concerned with social issues. In 1959, Teator Infantil de Honduras (Honduran Children's Theatre) was founded by Mercedes Agurcia Membreno. She would stage plays that were based on national themes.
The Spanish playwright Andrew Morris came to Honduras in 1961. He organize Teator de la Escuela Superior de Profesorado (Teachers' College Theatre Company) in Tegucigalpa. In 1965, the military government of Honduras authorized the creation of a professional and permanent theatre company. This company was called Compania Nacional de Teatre (National Theater Company) and it was run under the Ministry of Public Education.
The 1970s and 1980s saw Honduran playwriting take on more national characteristics. Theatre education and live theatre performances still happen in Honduras today.
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