“HONDURAS” Written by Sara Farrington Performed by Valeria A. Avina Directed by Evan Zes Performs: April 1 6PM, April 2 8PM, April 3 6PM Valeria Avina plays 30 characters in 1 hour in these real life accounts from kids and moms who journeyed on foot from Honduras to the US, seeking asylum in the summer of zero tolerance. About the Artist: Actor, Playwright, Producer and Voice Teacher at Fordham University. Based in NYC, born and raised in Durango, Mexico. Valeria is a member of the Saudade Theatre Company, Intar UNIT52, The Flea (The Bats). She has also performed at All For One Theater, Dixon Place, Drama League, Intar, Danisarte, Teatro SEA, Bushwick Starr, The Tank, The Lark, Noor Theater and Planet Connections Festivity. In 2017, she was nominated at The Planet Connections Awards for Oustanding Lead Actress in a Play for her role in Victory Girls by Kristina Poe. Some of her TV/Film credits are commercial for Cadillac, Revlon,Stratus, Fidelis Care, Indriver,MJN Insurance, Mastercard and an episode for Ralph Friedman TV Series, The perfect Murder and POSE (FX). Recently she was part of the wonderful cast in the production of Cross-Roads by Raquel Almazan, (LaMicroTheater), Honduras by Sara Farrington (AFO,Judson Church, So-fi Festival, Michael Chekhov Theater Festival and the Tank),POSE season 2 FX (Chanel). In 2009 Valeria wrote her solo performance called ” The wound of a Nation” based on the true stories of the drug war in Mexico, the solo was inspired by her real life and people around her during the war. Years later when she moved to NYC she wrote another solo called “Magic Tape” inspired by her own life. #womenintheater #solotheater #newtheater #originalwork #TheONE2020 www.theonefestival.com Reposted from @theonefestival https://www.instagram.com/p/B9onWvnpFW3/?igshid=h7k1iggl6xe1