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ALIENS, IMMIGRANTS, AND OTHER EVIL DOERS

Written & Performed by José Torres Tama  Produced by Estefani Castro Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts Studio Theater Riverside, CA. 2015. 

Synopsis: 

Award-winning performance artist / activist, published poet and playwright, José Torres-Tama takes the Immigration issue head-on in his critically acclaimed Aliens, Immigrants, and other Evildoers. Billed as a sci-fi latino noir solo that chronicles the rise in hate crimes against Latinx communities, the artist deftly shape-shifts into nine characters that challenge the dehumanization of immigrants in a system that readily exploits their labor.

Visually dynamic, profoundly moving, and a provocatively funny tour de force, the New Orleans-based artist employed a filmed docu-theater process of immigrants escaping political persecution and economical despair to perform real-life stories of people in search of a dream. He offers a clarion call to action for the United States of Amnesia to remember its mythic promise as the land of the free. His comic battle cry is NO GUACAMOLE for Immigrant Haters! Source: columbiatheatre.org. 

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IN THE HEIGHTS

Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes Directed by David Gram Dramaturgy by Estefani Castro University of California, Riverside Theater Department ARTS Studio Theater Riverside, CA. 2014. 

Press:

“Such great heights: UCR’s latest musical takes center stage” 

-- The Highlander

Synopsis:

Over the course of the Tony award-winning musical, In the Heights, we encounter the many colorful residents of Washington Heights -- a New York City neighborhood on the brink of change. Usnavi, a first generation Dominican-American corner bodega owner, and his friends and family are dealing with the pressures of rising rents and closing neighborhood businesses. As one family struggles to figure out how to pay for an Ivy League tuition for their brilliant and hard-working daughter, a young woman is trying to put a down payment on a new apartment, and Usnavi himself is trying to get back to the Dominican Republic to reconnect with his roots after the death of his parents. In Washington Heights, community is everything, and we see how each of these individuals struggles to survive and how these same individuals come together as a community to mourn their losses and rejoice in their triumphs. Over the course of the show, we see the hard-working residents of Washington Heights grapple with love and lust, identity and racism, all while the prospect of a winning lottery ticket hangs in the air, potentially changing the livelihoods of the people and the community forever. This revolutionary new musical combines Latin rhythms and dance with hip-hop lyrics to tell a captivating story about what it means to chase your dreams as you cling to your roots, and to celebrate the community from which you grew. Source: stageagent.com

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Today’s adventure takes us on theater trip to @washingtonheightsnyc via @linmanuel_miranda #intheheights - My heart needed this today! #latintheater #immigrantstories #arts #kidsandthearts #wh #ct #explorect #familytravel #culture #storytelling #boricua #pr #puertorico (at Playhouse on Park Theatre)

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Last night Saturday, December 02, 2017 at the #comisionadodominicanodecultura we had the pleasure to assist to the theater play #Nueva Ruta by Julie de Grande with actors Hector Luis Rivera @riverahectorluis and Yvette Quintero directed by Raul Rivera #TEBA #latintheater #hispanictheater #iphonevideo @mabellemagazine #supportart #supportartists #theaternight #theateractor #theaterplay (at Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en los Estados Unidos)

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At the 18th Annual HOLA Awards Gala and Benefit #holaawards @riverahectorluis @pabloandradep @katiuskahairandmakeup #latinactors #latinotalent #latinfilm #latintheater #world_pics_magazine #photographersgram_feature #collectivetrend #mynyscene #tagandthecity #nycphotographer #photographerslife #pixlabfotografi # portraitphotography #portraits #groupportrait #postmoreportraits #makeportraits @pursuitofportraits @postthepeople #holaawards2017 #sagaftraunidos (at Teatro LATEA)