La Egoísta
by Erlina Ortiz
at Philadelphia Theatre Company, produced in association with Edgewood Entertainment.
Winner of the National Latine Playwrights Award and a Philadelphia premiere, in association with Edgewood Entertainment. Josefina is a stand-up comic from Philadelphia coming to terms with the recent death of her mother, as well as her sister’s sudden illness, just as her comedy career is taking off. Written by Philadelphia’s own Erlina Ortiz, Co-Artistic Director of Power Street Theatre, this funny and touching new play features sidesplitting stand-up as it explores sisterhood, caregiving, and the search for balance between career and family. La Egoísta is a comedy about being selfish in pursuit of your dreams but selfless with the people you love.
La Egoísta is supported by The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation & The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation.
Winner of the National Latine Playwrights Award and a Philadelphia premiere, in association with Edgewood Entertainment. Josefina is a stand-up comic from Philadelphia coming to terms with the recent death of her mother, as well as her sister’s sudden illness, just as her comedy career is taking off. Written by Philadelphia’s own Erlina Ortiz, Co-Artistic Director of Power Street Theatre, this funny and touching new play features sidesplitting stand-up as it explores sisterhood, caregiving, and the search for balance between career and family. La Egoísta is a comedy about being selfish in pursuit of your dreams but selfless with the people you love.
La Egoísta is supported by The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation & The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation.
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Scenic Design: Rodrigo Escalante
Assistant Director: Jess Yates Costume Design: Haydee Zelideth Wig Design: Earon Chew Nealy Lighting Design: J. Dominic Chacon Sound Design: Germán Martínez Casting Director: Stephanie Klapper Stage Management: Nakia Shalice Avila Choreographer: Caitlin Green Comedy Consultant: Ryan Cunningham Puppetry Consultant: Sebastienne Mundheim Producers: Dale A. Mott & Charles D. Urstadt Photography: Mark Gavin Featuring: Sasha Merci, María Gabriela González, Marisol Rosa-Shapiro, Jonathan Tineo |
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Native Gardens
by Karen Zacarías
at Dorset Theatre Festival
One of America's top 10 most produced plays hailed as "Timely, thoughtful, and hilarious,” asking do good fences really make good neighbors?
Cultures clash when the new neighbors' plans for a “native garden,” along with a property line disagreement, threaten the perfectly pristine posies and a chance at a Horticultural Society Award for the long-time residents next door. Things turns into an all-out border dispute and no one comes out smelling like a rose when good intentions and bad manners bloom in Karen Zacarías’s brilliant comedy.
One of America's top 10 most produced plays hailed as "Timely, thoughtful, and hilarious,” asking do good fences really make good neighbors?
Cultures clash when the new neighbors' plans for a “native garden,” along with a property line disagreement, threaten the perfectly pristine posies and a chance at a Horticultural Society Award for the long-time residents next door. Things turns into an all-out border dispute and no one comes out smelling like a rose when good intentions and bad manners bloom in Karen Zacarías’s brilliant comedy.
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Scenic Design: Rodrigo Escalante Associate Director: Rachel Ropella Costume Design: Amanda Downing Carney Lighting Design: Carolina Ortiz Herrera Sound Design: Germán Martínez Casting Director: Judy Bowman Stage Management: Avery Trunko Featuring: Orlando Javier Hernández, Sally Wingert, Tom Aulino, Jaime José Hernández, Arturo Puentes, Maribel Martinez |
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La Broa' (Broad Street)
by Orlando Hernández, inspired by "Latino History of Rhode Island: Nuestras Raíces" by Marta V. Martínez
at Trinity Repertory Company
LOCAL STORIES, LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Doña Rosa’s Market on La Broa’ (Providence’s Broad Street) is where Latine Rhode Islanders have gathered for decades. It is there that they share their stories – from the experience of recent immigration to those of Americans whose threads stretch much further back. These real-life stories are heartbreaking, heartwarming, and hilarious. La Broa’ (Broad Street) draws from the true tales of Latine Rhode Islanders who have made this place their home, as documented by Marta V. Martinez in the oral history Nuestras Raíces (Our Roots). This world premiere is joyful and touching and presented in Spanish and English; it speaks to what connects us at our core, and what keeps us going each day.
LOCAL STORIES, LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Doña Rosa’s Market on La Broa’ (Providence’s Broad Street) is where Latine Rhode Islanders have gathered for decades. It is there that they share their stories – from the experience of recent immigration to those of Americans whose threads stretch much further back. These real-life stories are heartbreaking, heartwarming, and hilarious. La Broa’ (Broad Street) draws from the true tales of Latine Rhode Islanders who have made this place their home, as documented by Marta V. Martinez in the oral history Nuestras Raíces (Our Roots). This world premiere is joyful and touching and presented in Spanish and English; it speaks to what connects us at our core, and what keeps us going each day.
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Scenic Design: Patrick Lynch
Music Director: Matthew Requintina Assistant Director: Diego Alejandro González Costume Design: Amanda Downing Carney Lighting Design: Christina Watanabe Sound Design: Germán Martínez Video Design: Peter Sasha Hurowitz Vocal & Dialect Coach: Cynthia Santos DeCure Music Arrangement: Leandro Kufa Castro Stage Management: Buzz Cohen, Assistant Anaïs Bustos Featuring: Alina Alcántara, Jen Anaya, Jeff Ararat, David Bertoldi, Rudy Cabrera, Alexander Crespo-Rosario II, Arturo Puentes, Madeleine Russell, Rosalyn Tavarez, Marina Tejada, Ramon Hernandez (US), Victor Machado (US), Magnolia Pèrez (US), Ahtziri Ulloa (US) |
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Pride and Prejudice
by Kate Hamill
at Hartford Stage
It’s about time for the Bennet sisters to get married, only the independent and outspoken Elizabeth isn’t keen on the idea. Meanwhile, the proud and mysterious Mr. Darcy keeps appearing in the Bennet social sphere, sparking conflict and marital questions. In this playful adaptation, Kate Hamill bends tradition and social conventions. Might a change of heart be in the cards for Elizabeth?
It’s about time for the Bennet sisters to get married, only the independent and outspoken Elizabeth isn’t keen on the idea. Meanwhile, the proud and mysterious Mr. Darcy keeps appearing in the Bennet social sphere, sparking conflict and marital questions. In this playful adaptation, Kate Hamill bends tradition and social conventions. Might a change of heart be in the cards for Elizabeth?
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Scenic Design: Sara Brown Choreographer: Shura Baryshnikov Assistant Director: Rachel Ropella Costume Design: Haydee Zelideth Lighting Design: Aja M. Jackson Wig Design: Earon Nealey Original Music & Sound Design: Daniel Baker & Co. Vocal & Dialect Coach: Jennifer Scapetis-Tycer Fight Director & Intimacy Coordinator: Teniece Divya Johnson Casting: Alaine Alldaffer Stage Management: Anaïs Bustos, Assistant Theresa Stark Featuring: Sergio Mauritz Ang, Madeleine Barker, Carman Lacivita, Anne Scurria, Renata Eastlick, Lana Young, Zoë Kim, María Gabriela González |
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La Gringa
by Carmen Rivera
at American Stage
When Maria Elena Garcia goes to visit her family in Puerto Rico for the first time she arrives with plans to connect with her homeland. Once home though, she realizes that Puerto Rico does not welcome her with open arms. If she is seen as a Puerto Rican in the United States and an American in Puerto Rico, Maria concludes that she is nobody everywhere.
When Maria Elena Garcia goes to visit her family in Puerto Rico for the first time she arrives with plans to connect with her homeland. Once home though, she realizes that Puerto Rico does not welcome her with open arms. If she is seen as a Puerto Rican in the United States and an American in Puerto Rico, Maria concludes that she is nobody everywhere.
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Scenic Design: Rodrigo Escalante Costume Design: Shahrzad Mazaheri Lighting Design: Christina Watanabe, Associate Ayla Taffel Sound Design: Germán Martínez Assistant Director: Alexa Perez Stage Management: Alexandra Tawid Di Maggio Featuring: Alina Alcántara, Pedro Bayón, Jessy Julianna, Germainne Lebrón, Angela Reynoso, Victor Souffrant |
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Vámonos
by Julissa Contreras
at INTAR Theater
The Torres family of the Bronx are gathering at Juana’s apartment to celebrate the christening of her grandson, Christopher. It’s November 2002 and a year after 9/11, this hilarious, fun, close-knit Dominican family is navigating a new reality that challenges their sense of security— is America waging war in Iraq? When it’s time to party, the Torres’ still deliver – there’s definitely too much food, adults harangue their kids a little, cousins gossip and argue – and yet the comforts of home fall short. Something is up. This World Premiere of Julissa Contreras’ new play features bilingual dialogue meticulously woven to show the beauty, humor, and uncertainty of a life in this time, place, and comunidad.
The Torres family of the Bronx are gathering at Juana’s apartment to celebrate the christening of her grandson, Christopher. It’s November 2002 and a year after 9/11, this hilarious, fun, close-knit Dominican family is navigating a new reality that challenges their sense of security— is America waging war in Iraq? When it’s time to party, the Torres’ still deliver – there’s definitely too much food, adults harangue their kids a little, cousins gossip and argue – and yet the comforts of home fall short. Something is up. This World Premiere of Julissa Contreras’ new play features bilingual dialogue meticulously woven to show the beauty, humor, and uncertainty of a life in this time, place, and comunidad.
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Scenic Design: Rodrigo Escalante Costume Design: Jennifer Rodríguez Sound Design: Germán Martínez Video/Projections Design: Stefania Bulbarella Assistant Director: Laura Elena Padilla Stage Management: Ben Greiner, Assistant Celina Revollar Featuring: Yohanna Florentino, Kiará Lauren, Cindy Peralta, Angela Reynoso Ansi A. Rodríguez, Denzel Rodríguez, Cesar J. Rosado |
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The Inferior Sex
by Jacqueline E. Lawton
at Trinity Repertory Company
It’s the summer of 1972. The battle to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment is ramping up across the nation. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm is campaigning for president. And in midtown Manhattan, a group of women have created a magazine “for feminists who love fashion.” As the war in Vietnam intensifies, and the Watergate scandal erupts, the charged political and social climate challenges friendships and the future of the magazine itself. Poignant and hilarious, The Inferior Sex looks at finding your politics, your community, and your voice in an ever-changing world.
It’s the summer of 1972. The battle to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment is ramping up across the nation. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm is campaigning for president. And in midtown Manhattan, a group of women have created a magazine “for feminists who love fashion.” As the war in Vietnam intensifies, and the Watergate scandal erupts, the charged political and social climate challenges friendships and the future of the magazine itself. Poignant and hilarious, The Inferior Sex looks at finding your politics, your community, and your voice in an ever-changing world.
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Scenic Design: Sara Brown, Associate Matthew Imhoff, Assistant Daniel Landez
Costume Design: Amanda Downing Carney, Assistant Lexi Asare Lighting Design: Erica Lauren Maholmes Sound Design: Stefanie M. Senior Projections Design: Stefania Bulbarella, Associate Alessandra Cronin Dramaturgy: Jules Odendahl-James Props Lead: Ryan Bates Stage Management: Anaïs Bustos Movement Director: Shura Baryshnikov Assistant Director: Alexis Elisa Macedo Production Assistant: Olivia Tellier Featuring: Madeleine Barker, Shura Baryshnikov, Angelique M. C-Dina, Jackie Davis, Rachel Dulude, Geri-Nikole Love, Madeleine Russell, Anne Scurria, Rachael Warren, Nina Giselle (US), Daraja Hinds (US), Charlotte Kinder (US), Kelly Robertson (US) Photography: Vanta Guild Photography Team |
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Paris
by Eboni Booth
at Emerson College
Emmie is one of the only Black people living in Paris, Vermont, and she desperately needs a job. When she is hired at Berry’s, a store off the interstate selling everything from baby carrots to lawnmowers, she begins to understand a new kind of isolation. Paris is a play about invisibility, being underpaid, and how it feels to work on your feet for ten hours a day while trying to preserve your soul.
Emmie is one of the only Black people living in Paris, Vermont, and she desperately needs a job. When she is hired at Berry’s, a store off the interstate selling everything from baby carrots to lawnmowers, she begins to understand a new kind of isolation. Paris is a play about invisibility, being underpaid, and how it feels to work on your feet for ten hours a day while trying to preserve your soul.
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Scenic Design: Baron E. Pugh Props Lead: Ryan Bates Costume Design: Ariana Dookhran Lighting Design: Joe Morales Sound Design: Anna Drummond Stage Management: Elise Tuckwood Featuring: Mateo Bailey, Zachary Demers, Francesca Foti, Molly Howard, Sydney Elise Johnson, Emmy Kopstein, Jacques Matellus, Ryan D. Rosenthal, Evan Taylor || Photo(s) by Craig Bailey/Perspective Photo. |
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Fedra - Queen of Haiti
by J. Nicole Brooks
at Barnard College
“This play is written in a language and style that reflect agility and imperfection. . . It’s in the realm of the experimental. The characters often topple over one another speaking. They stammer, are bilingual, have unexpected moments of silence, or know when to speak with sharp precision—much like we do in real life. The play draws on mythology and ideas from many cultures.” ~ J. Nicole Brooks
“This play is written in a language and style that reflect agility and imperfection. . . It’s in the realm of the experimental. The characters often topple over one another speaking. They stammer, are bilingual, have unexpected moments of silence, or know when to speak with sharp precision—much like we do in real life. The play draws on mythology and ideas from many cultures.” ~ J. Nicole Brooks
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Scenic Design: Rodrigo Escalante Costume Design: Haydee Zelideth, assisted by Amelia Lang Lighting Design: Amara McNeil, assisted by Alex Alipio Sound Design: Broken Chord, assisted by Lily Kuhn Stage Management: Emily Martin, assisted by Abigail Fixel Assistant Director: Evelyn Van Ness Fight Choreographer: Mark Rose Hair & Wig Design: Earon Nealey Props Team: Rhys Roffey, Morgan Collins, Sydney Gerlach Featuring: Jordan Danielle Baptiste, Tali Beckwith-Cohen, Surya Buddharaju, Alejandro Denis, Botond Alexander Ekler-Szabo, Esther Lee, Jamie-Ann Palmer, Saiya Palmer |
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Carmela Full of Wishes
adapted by Alvaro Saar Rios from the book by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Christian Robinson
at Children's Theatre Company
¡Feliz cumpleaños! It’s Carmela’s birthday, and she’s finally old enough to tag along with her big brother while he runs errands. Join them as they pass by the fenced-off repair shop, the busy bus stop, and Miss Maria’s verdulería. Outside the laundromat, Carmela picks a dandelion and makes several birthday wishes: that she gets a candy machine, a big fancy bed for Mamí like the ones at the hotel where she works, and most importantly, that Papí will be able to come back home soon. When a sudden accident crushes her dandelion before she can make her biggest wish, can her brother help Carmela believe in the power of wishes once again?
¡Feliz cumpleaños! It’s Carmela’s birthday, and she’s finally old enough to tag along with her big brother while he runs errands. Join them as they pass by the fenced-off repair shop, the busy bus stop, and Miss Maria’s verdulería. Outside the laundromat, Carmela picks a dandelion and makes several birthday wishes: that she gets a candy machine, a big fancy bed for Mamí like the ones at the hotel where she works, and most importantly, that Papí will be able to come back home soon. When a sudden accident crushes her dandelion before she can make her biggest wish, can her brother help Carmela believe in the power of wishes once again?
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Scenic Design: Regina Garcia Lighting Design: Paul Whitaker Costume Design: Shahrzad Mazaheri Sound Design & Composition: Victor Zupanc, Assistant Enzo La Hoz Calassara Assistant Director: Jess Yates Stage Management: Izzy Patt, Assistant Cortney Gilliam Featuring: Veronic Albee, Luca La Hoz Calassara, Nora Montañez, Pedro R. Bayón, Maya Haugen (US), Kiko Laureano (US), Adán Varela (US), Elliot Lipschultz (US) |
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Sueño
by José Rivera
at Trinity Repertory Company
A humorous and haunting metaphysical story peppered with intentional anachronisms, Sueño is a contemporary English-language reimagining of Life is a Dream, considered one of the jewels of the Spanish Golden Age. Years after a Spanish prince is imprisoned at birth based on astrological predictions, the young man is released to test the prophesies. Once freed, his actions could either earn him the throne or return him to a lifetime of isolation to question the very nature of reality and humanity.
A humorous and haunting metaphysical story peppered with intentional anachronisms, Sueño is a contemporary English-language reimagining of Life is a Dream, considered one of the jewels of the Spanish Golden Age. Years after a Spanish prince is imprisoned at birth based on astrological predictions, the young man is released to test the prophesies. Once freed, his actions could either earn him the throne or return him to a lifetime of isolation to question the very nature of reality and humanity.
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Set Design: Patrick Lynch Costume Design: Shahrzad Mazaheri Light Design: Christina Watanabe, Assistant Erin Riley Sound Design: Germán Martínez, Assistant Nikki Belenski Stage Management: Anaïs Bustos, Assistant Miriam Hyfler Fight Choreography: Mark Rose Featuring: Alfredo Antillon, Rudy Cabrera, Catia, Daniel Duque-Estrada, Andrew Gombas, Jihan Haddad, Victor Neto, Arturo Puentes, Anne Scurria, Michael Greene (US), Dave Rabinow (US), Marina Tejada (US) |
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Behold, A Negress
by Jacqueline E. Lawton
at Everyman Theatre
Set in Paris at the beginnings of Napoleon's reign, BEHOLD, A NEGRESS imagines an intimate relationship between real-life painter, Marie-Guillemine Benoist, and her muse, Madeleine, a formerly enslaved black woman. Inspired by the execution of eighteenth-century feminist and playwright Olympe de Gouges, Marie and Madeleine maneuver the codes and corridors of women's power in post-revolutionary France in pursuit of their own liberty, equality, and fraternity. However, when Marie's ambition and desire for artistic recognition overshadow Madeleine's sense of justice and personal integrity, the women find themselves at odds just as revolutionary as the political world that surrounds them. BEHOLD, A NEGRESS is a passionate and daring examination of the challenges of intersectional feminism and the role of art during times of great social unrest and political upheaval.
Set in Paris at the beginnings of Napoleon's reign, BEHOLD, A NEGRESS imagines an intimate relationship between real-life painter, Marie-Guillemine Benoist, and her muse, Madeleine, a formerly enslaved black woman. Inspired by the execution of eighteenth-century feminist and playwright Olympe de Gouges, Marie and Madeleine maneuver the codes and corridors of women's power in post-revolutionary France in pursuit of their own liberty, equality, and fraternity. However, when Marie's ambition and desire for artistic recognition overshadow Madeleine's sense of justice and personal integrity, the women find themselves at odds just as revolutionary as the political world that surrounds them. BEHOLD, A NEGRESS is a passionate and daring examination of the challenges of intersectional feminism and the role of art during times of great social unrest and political upheaval.
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Dramaturgy: Jules Odendahl-James Assistant Director & Choreographer: Maria Simpkins Intimacy Choreographer: Estrellita Beatriz Costume Design: David Burdick Paintings: Linda Cavell Set Design: Daniel Ettinger Light Design: Aja Jackson Sound Design: Hope Villanueva Stage Management: Cat Wallis, Assistant Molly Prunty Photography: Teresa Castracane. Featuring: Hannah Kelly, Jessica Natalie Smith |
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Life is a Dream
by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
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Light Design: Peter Lopez, Assistant Jaqueline Cabrero
Costume Design: Sophie Lin, Assistant Liv Rivera Sound Design: Lucas Kery, Assistant Gabriella Liriano Scenic Design: Samantha Tutasi, Assistant Charli Burkhardt Stage Management: Kai Liebenstein, Bethany Dolan, Assistant Claire Linden-Dionne Assistant Director: Sean Kaufman Choreography: Kayleigh Smerud, Madi Dyke Featuring: Raphael Berglas, Abby Burris, Alyssa Carter, Nate Entz, Tatiana Graves-Kochuthara, Megan Greco, Grace McCulloch, Corinne McLoughlin, Jaylon Jamal Mobley, Darián Negrón-Ortiz, Francis Pàce-Nuñez, Vincent Szutenbach, Nikol Tsvetanova |
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A Little Less Lonely
by Public Works Dallas
at Dallas Theatre Center
The Motherf**ker with The Hat
by Stephen Adly Guirgis
at Mason Gross School of the Arts
Marisol
by José Rivera
at Emerson College
Don Quixote
by Miguel De Cervantes
at Rhode Island Latino Arts
Subliminal
by Ren Dara Santiago
at SUNY Purchase
Fade
by Tanya Saracho
at Trinity Repertory Company
Culture, class, and the price of ambition...
Lucia is understandably nervous. It’s day one at her first TV writing job. As a Mexican-born novelist, she may actually be the “diversity hire” she’s heard whispers about. Uncertain whether she can make a place for herself in cutthroat Hollywood, at least she feels less alone when she meets Abel, the Latino janitor. They form a bond and share stories, but it turns out that what Lucia gains from their friendship is not what Abel expects in this witty dramatic comedy about class, integrity, and culture.
Culture, class, and the price of ambition...
Lucia is understandably nervous. It’s day one at her first TV writing job. As a Mexican-born novelist, she may actually be the “diversity hire” she’s heard whispers about. Uncertain whether she can make a place for herself in cutthroat Hollywood, at least she feels less alone when she meets Abel, the Latino janitor. They form a bond and share stories, but it turns out that what Lucia gains from their friendship is not what Abel expects in this witty dramatic comedy about class, integrity, and culture.
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Scenic Design: Efren Delgadillo, Jr. Costume Design: Amanda Downing Carney Lighting Design: Pablo Santiago & Ginevra Lombardo Sound Design & Composition: David R. Molina Stage Management: Kristin Gibbs Assistant Director: Shanel Shay Smith Featuring: Elia Saldana, Daniel Duque-Estrada |
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Hear Our Voices
at Manton Avenue Project
References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot
by José Rivera
at Brown MFA/Trinity Rep
While Gabriela waits for her husband Benito to come back from the war, she ventures outside to search for connection. As she gets closer to nature, chatting with the moon and standing off with a coyote, Gabriela feels increasingly estranged from her husband, even after his return from the field. For her, the outside world – including the infatuated neighbor boy – seems more vital and immediate than her relationship with her husband, who has been changed by the war into a man she doesn’t always recognize.
While Gabriela waits for her husband Benito to come back from the war, she ventures outside to search for connection. As she gets closer to nature, chatting with the moon and standing off with a coyote, Gabriela feels increasingly estranged from her husband, even after his return from the field. For her, the outside world – including the infatuated neighbor boy – seems more vital and immediate than her relationship with her husband, who has been changed by the war into a man she doesn’t always recognize.
Scenic Design: Patrick Lynch
Costume Design: Amanda Downing Carney
Lighting Design: Christina Watanabe
Sound Design: Michael Costagliola
Intimacy & Choreography: Jackie Davis
Featuring: Anwar Ali, Kalyne Coleman, Danielle Dorfman, Ricardy Fabre, Michael Rosas
Costume Design: Amanda Downing Carney
Lighting Design: Christina Watanabe
Sound Design: Michael Costagliola
Intimacy & Choreography: Jackie Davis
Featuring: Anwar Ali, Kalyne Coleman, Danielle Dorfman, Ricardy Fabre, Michael Rosas
Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing- adapted by Kufa Castro & Orlando Hernandez
at Brown MFA/Trinity Rep
She Kills Monsters
by Qui Nguyen
at Brown MFA/Trinity Rep
This story of loss, love, and lore is told through one of the world’s most popular role-playing games, Dungeons & Dragons. When Agnes loses her younger sister, Tilly, in an untimely car accident, she discovers a new side of her sister’s life in her role-playing notebook. After enlisting the help of a “Dungeon Master” named Chuck, Agnes must play through Tilly’s campaign with her team of mighty warrior women in an imaginative and action-packed saga to preserve Tilly’s memory.
This story of loss, love, and lore is told through one of the world’s most popular role-playing games, Dungeons & Dragons. When Agnes loses her younger sister, Tilly, in an untimely car accident, she discovers a new side of her sister’s life in her role-playing notebook. After enlisting the help of a “Dungeon Master” named Chuck, Agnes must play through Tilly’s campaign with her team of mighty warrior women in an imaginative and action-packed saga to preserve Tilly’s memory.
