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THEATREdART is committed to introducing a new audience to the Colorado Springs theatre scene by producing avant-garde, provocative works performed by local artists and by specializing in works by local playwrights.
Creative opportunities available for our next project: Puerto Rican Nocturne. Inquire at: info@theatredart.org! We are currently looking for a Set Designer, Assistant Stage Manager, Board Operators, and Stage Hands
Congratulations to the cast of Puerto Rican Nocturne! (in alphabetical order)
Adria - Cheerish Evans
Captain Morales - Ángel Méndez Soto
Det. Oliveras - Manny B. Gómez
Eusebio - Matt Lockett
Gonzo - Jiří Yariel
Maricarmen - Kendra Dae Shock
Pedro - Michael "Skillzilla" Ferguson
Teresa - Claudia De La Cruz
About the Project
Who: Directed by A.B. Lugo
What: True Crime Drama
When: March 13th through March 29th
Where: All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
Synopsis: Puerto Rico, 1978: A group of police officers, led by undercover detective Alejandro Gonzalez-Malavé, aka Gonzo, ambush and murder two political activists at a radio tower on Cerro Maravilla. In the ensuing cover-up, they claim that their victims were terrorists, and that killing them was an act of patriotism. Puerto Rican Nocturne offers a fictionalized examination of the fall out of the killings on sociological, political, mental, and spiritual levels as they relate to both Gonzalez-Malavé and Adria, the mother of one of the victims. The story follows Gonzo as he loses control of his moment in the spotlight, and Adria as the death of her son makes her question her life as an activist and the way she views her country, her identity, and her relationship to God. Told in a dreamlike, episodic fashion of memory and parallel narratives, Puerto Rican Nocturne questions the way power dynamics and systemic injustice harms not only the poor and marginalized, but also the very people who adhere to the status quo. In shedding light on a conspiracy that should have threatened the fabric of U.S.-Puerto Rican relations, Puerto Rican Nocturne portrays how popular revolt is tampered down during even the most traumatic events, allowing the corrupt and tyrannical to remain in power.
Check out the article from Latino Rebels below:
A New Play About Puerto Rico’s Cerro Maravilla Tragedy Seeks to Make a Mark in Colorado
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