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The Austin Latino New Play Festival
Teatro Vivo Presents Sixth Annual
Austin Latino New Play Festival
Teatro Vivo presents the sixth annual Austin Latino New Play Festival (ALNPF) in collaboration with ScriptWorks February 25-27 at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center. The festival includes three evenings and one afternoon of staged readings of new Latino plays. General admission tickets for the festival are a donation-based or "pay what you wish." A $40 reserved seat festival pass is available for those attending all three days or reserved seats may be purchased for $15 for each play.
Thursday, Feb 25 (8 p.m.): My Dad is a Pterodactyl by Andrew Valdez (Theatre for Youth piece) Directed by Emily Aguilar Thomas
Synopsis: Renee's father, an Air Force pilot, has recently died in the Iraq War, but is very much alive in his daughter's mind through her imaginary pet Pterodactyl. Ana, Renee's mother, has not informed Renee of her father's death, but when Renee sneaks off to the local museum to visit the Pterodactyl exhibit and find her father, Ana must confront the truth and inform her daughter. Together, they learn to cope with their loss.
Playwright: Andrew A. Valdez is an undergraduate student at the University of Texas at Austin. His most recent written works include The Rainbow Connection, which debuted at the Cohen New Works Festival, and Basilica, which was presented by Teatro Vivo.
Friday, Feb 26 (8 p.m.): Mas Cara by Krysta Gonzales Directed by Rudy Ramirez
Synopsis: A visceral text and movement conjuring of Latina archetypes and the women who embody them past, present, and future.
Playwright: Krysta Gonzales is an actor/dancer/performance artist/writer originally from El Paso and Dallas. She earned her BFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Experimental Theatre Wing and is currently an active member of the Vortex Repertory Company and the Generic Ensemble Company (GenEnCo).
Saturday, Feb 27 (3 p.m.): Primas by Roxanne Schroeder-Arce (Theatre for Youth piece) Directed by Oscar Franco
Synopsis: Two teenaged Latina cousins, Araceli and Julie, have come to the US at different points in their young lives. Both girls work through the struggles of living on the hyphen known by many Mexican Americans, including their language, traditions, nationality, and identity. The play asks various questions including the following: What does having a quinceanera mean to Mexican American girls given varied connections to their roots? How can anyone retrace their roots and remember and re-establish who they are? How might these primas influence one another to live on the hyphen with more courage, consciousness and grace?
Playwright: Roxanne Schroeder-Arce is a scholar, artist and pedagogue. She has taught theatre education in the Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of Texas at Austin since 2010, and before that she taught at Emerson College and Fresno State. Roxanne's research interests include culturally responsive theatre education and Latino/a theatre for and with youth.
Saturday, Feb 27 (8 p.m.): Mamacita and the Negrito by Emilio Rodriguez Directed by Estevan "Chuy" Zarate
Synopsis: When the street-savvy, intellectual Lorena runs into the irresistibly charming, barrio boy Ricky, romance and passion ignite almost instantly leading to one life-changing gift and a seemingly split-second decision. Nearly 20 years later that baby boy is on a mission to find closure in the "woman with red lips and a Spanish name" who never said goodbye loud enough for him to hear it. Issues of colorism, culture, and identity overlap in this poetic piece about love and the ability to live fully "like if tomorrow were right now."
Playwright: Emilio Rodriguez is a theatre artist nomad currently residing in Detroit. He is a graduate of UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts which makes him a proud "Anteater." His most recent play, "Swimming While Drowning" was part of the Latino Theatre Commons' Carnaval of New Work in Chicago and the Activate Midwest Festival at WMU (under the previous title "Spin").
This project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Economic Growth & Redevelopment Services Office/Cultural Arts Division believing an investment in the arts is an investment in Austin's future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.
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LocationThe Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (View)
600 River Street
Austin, TX 78701
United States
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| Minimum Age: 8 |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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