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A Puertas Abiertas by Patricia Suarez
Patricia SuΓ‘rez's Open Doors transports us to an unexpected hell: not of fire and brimstone, but of routines, guilt, and unresolved issues. In a peculiar reading room, Orietta, a strict school principal, and Ulrike, an actress who insists on being recognized as such, coexist. Both serve their sentences under the watchful eye of Dr. Recayente, an ophthalmologist tasked with examining their eyes and assigning them readings as part of their sentence. The monotony of this intellectual purgatory is disrupted by the arrival of Marina, a woman who made a suicide pact with her loverβ¦ but whose plan didn't go as expected. Three women, three generations, one shared hell. Amid tension, irony, and confessions, the play reveals the decisions that led them there. Loosely inspired by Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit, SuΓ‘rez twists the existentialist premise, infusing it with biting humor and absurd situations that undercut the solemnity of eternal punishment. In this space, mysterious opportunities arise: βOpen doors to reincarnation.β The possibility of returning to Earth raises something deeper than the desire to escape. Is it really better to return? What does it mean to leave hell behindβ¦ or to remain in it? With intelligence, irony, and a profoundly human perspective, Open Doors transforms damnation into comedy and eternity into a second chance.
Directed by Eddy Diaz Souza
October 23, 24, 29, 30 at 7:30 pm
October 25 at 2:30 pm
November 1, 8 at 2:30 pm
November 6, 7 at 7:30 pm, 2026
. A Puertas Abiertas de Patricia SuΓ‘rez y dirigida por Eddy DΓaz Souza nos transporta a un infierno inesperado: no de fuego y azufre, sino de rutinas, culpas y cuentas pendientes. En una peculiar sala de lectura conviven Orietta, una estricta directora de escuela, y Ulrike, una actriz que insiste en ser reconocida como tal. Ambas cumplen castigos bajo la vigilancia de la Dra. Recayente, una oftalmΓ³loga encargada de examinar sus ojos y asignarles lecturas como parte de su condena. La monotonΓa de este purgatorio intelectual se ve alterada con la llegada de Marina, una mujer que sellΓ³ un pacto suicida con su amanteβ¦ pero cuyo plan no saliΓ³ como esperaba. Tres mujeres, tres generaciones, un mismo infierno.
Entre tensiones, ironΓas y confesiones, se revelarΓ‘n las decisiones que las llevaron hasta allΓ. Inspirada libremente en A Puertas Cerradas de Jean-Paul Sartre, SuΓ‘rez retuerce la premisa existencialista y la atraviesa con humor Γ‘cido y situaciones absurdas que desarman la solemnidad del castigo eterno. En este espacio aparecen misteriosas oportunidades: βPuertas abiertas para reencarnarβ. La posibilidad de regresar a la tierra pone en juego algo mΓ‘s profundo que el deseo de escapar. ΒΏEs realmente mejor volver? ΒΏQuΓ© implica dejar atrΓ‘s el infiernoβ¦ o permanecer en Γ©l? Con inteligencia, ironΓa y una mirada profundamente humana, A Puertas Abiertas convierte la condena en comedia y la eternidad en una segunda oportunidad.
October 23,24,29,30 at 7:30 pm October 25th at 2:30 pm
November 1, 8 at 2:30 pm; November 6, 7 at 7:30 pm, 2026
Las BorinqueΓ±as de Nelson DΓaz Marcano
Nelson DΓaz-Marcano's play, Las BorinqueΓ±as, is set in 1950s Puerto Rico, an island undergoing profound political and social changes. While a new US-backed government promises modernity and progress, women's daily lives remain defined by rigid norms, religious expectations, and almost absolute control over their bodies and decisions.
MarΓa, Fernanda, Yolanda, Rosa, and Chavela fight for something that seems simple but is revolutionary: the possibility of choosing. Choosing whether to marry or not, whether to be mothers or not, whether to work, love, study, or stay home. At that same historical moment, Dr. Gregory Pincus is on the verge of perfecting what would be heralded as a scientific "miracle": the contraceptive pill. But to achieve this, he needs women willing to participate in preliminary trials.
The play explores the intersection of science, politics, and power. What for some was a medical breakthrough, for others meant physical risk, exploitation, and silence. Puerto Rican women became the invisible protagonists of an experiment that would change the world.
With a human and critical eye, Las BorinqueΓ±as reveals the complexity of that historical moment: the tension between tradition and imposed modernity, between the promise of freedom and colonial control. It is a story about bodily autonomy, dignity, and the high price many paid so that future generations could decide about their own lives.
More than a historical work, it is a timely reflection on who controls women's bodiesβand who writes the narrative of progress.
Directed by Monica Torres
February 19βMarch 7, 2027
Las BorinqueΓ±as , de Nelson DΓaz-Marcano y dirigida por Monica Torres nos sitΓΊa en el Puerto Rico de los aΓ±os 50, una isla atravesada por profundos cambios polΓticos y sociales. Mientras un nuevo gobierno respaldado por Estados Unidos promete modernidad y progreso, la vida cotidiana de las mujeres sigue marcada por normas rΓgidas, expectativas religiosas y un control casi absoluto sobre sus cuerpos y decisiones.
MarΓa, Fernanda, Yolanda, Rosa y Chavela luchan por algo que parece simple pero resulta revolucionario: la posibilidad de elegir. Elegir si casarse o no, si ser madres o no, si trabajar, amar, estudiar o quedarse. En ese mismo momento histΓ³rico, el Dr. Gregory Pincus estΓ‘ a punto de perfeccionar lo que se anunciarΓa como un βmilagroβ cientΓfico: la pΓldora anticonceptiva. Pero para lograrlo necesita mujeres dispuestas a participar en ensayos preliminares.
La obra expone el cruce entre ciencia, polΓtica y poder. Lo que para algunos fue avance mΓ©dico, para otras implicΓ³ riesgo fΓsico, explotaciΓ³n y silencio. Las mujeres puertorriqueΓ±as se convirtieron en protagonistas invisibilizadas de un experimento que cambiarΓa el mundo.
Con una mirada humana y crΓtica, Las BorinqueΓ±as revela la complejidad de ese momento histΓ³rico: la tensiΓ³n entre tradiciΓ³n y modernidad impuesta, entre promesa de libertad y control colonial. Es una historia sobre autonomΓa corporal, dignidad y el alto precio que muchas pagaron para que futuras generaciones pudieran decidir sobre sus propias vidas.
MΓ‘s que una obra histΓ³rica, es una reflexiΓ³n vigente sobre quiΓ©n controla el cuerpo de la mujer βy quiΓ©n escribe la narrativa del progreso.
Febrero 19-Marzo 7, 2027
Si te Mueres... Te Mato!
If You Die, I'll Kill You (Radojka) by Fernando Schmidt and Christian IbarzΓ‘bal
Gloria and LucΓa work as caregivers for Radojka, a strong-willed elderly Russian woman with strict routines. Their job is their only source of income. Everything seems under controlβ¦ until they discover that the octogenarian has died. Faced with the imminent threat of unemployment and precarious living conditions, they make an unthinkable decision: to hide the death and pretend that Radojka is still alive. What begins as a desperate solution soon becomes a chain of absurd, risky, and delirious situations. Between unexpected visits, growing suspicions, and the shadow of the deceased woman's sonβlinked to the Russian mafiaβthe two women must maintain a lie that becomes increasingly difficult to manage. If You Die, I'll Kill You is a contemporary dark comedy that explores the limits of job survival. With its breakneck pace and unexpected twists, the play poses an uncomfortable and very timely question: How far would you go to keep your job?
Directed by Kivin Bauzo
May 21βJune 6, 2027
Si te mueres, te mato (Radojka) de Fernando Schmidt y Christian IbarzΓ‘bal y dirida por Kivin Bauzo
Gloria y LucΓa trabajan como cuidadoras de Radojka, una anciana rusa de carΓ‘cter fuerte y rutinas estrictas. Su empleo es su ΓΊnico sustento. Todo parece estar bajo controlβ¦ hasta que descubren que la octogenaria ha muerto. Ante la inminente amenaza del desempleo y la precariedad, toman una decisiΓ³n impensable: ocultar la muerte y fingir que Radojka sigue viva. Lo que comienza como una soluciΓ³n desesperada pronto se convierte en una cadena de situaciones absurdas, riesgosas y delirantes. Entre visitas inesperadas, sospechas crecientes y la sombra del hijo de la difunta βvinculado a la mafia rusaβ, las dos mujeres deberΓ‘n sostener una mentira cada vez mΓ‘s difΓcil de mantener. Si te mueres, te mato es una comedia contemporΓ‘nea de humor negro que explora los lΓmites de la supervivencia laboral. Con un ritmo vertiginoso y giros inesperados, la obra plantea una pregunta incΓ³moda y muy actual: ΒΏHasta dΓ³nde estarΓas dispuesto a llegar para conservar tu trabajo?
Mayo 21- Junio 6, 2027
Quintet of The Americas, Latin music concert
Join us for a vibrant musical journey through Latin America with the internationally acclaimed Quintet of the Americas. Featuring flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon, this special program celebrates the rich cultural traditions of the Americas through contemporary works by living composers and folk-inspired music.
Audiences can expect an evening of colorful melodies, infectious rhythms, and musical storytelling that reflects the diverse landscapes, histories, and cultures of Latin America. Whether you are a classical music enthusiast or simply curious about the sounds of our hemisphere, this free concert offers an engaging and uplifting experience for all ages.
Presented by LatinUs Theater, this unique performance brings together world-class musicians and the vibrant spirit of Latin American culture in an intimate setting.
La Malasangre
Escrita en 1982, sobre la Γ©poca rosista de 1840, aborda temas actuales como el abuso de poder, la intolerancia, la discriminaciΓ³n, la violencia y la falta de respeto. Benigno, un padre autoritario y aristocrΓ‘tico, educa a su hija Dolores, quien recibe a Rafael, su nuevo profesor. La familia tambiΓ©n incluye a su sometida esposa y FermΓn, un criado feroz. Benigno planea casar a Dolores con Juan Pedro, pero ella, enamorada de Rafael, decide huir, lo que provoca una tragedia en la que transgredir las Γ³rdenes significa la muerte.
La Malasangre estΓ‘ dirigida al pΓΊblico adulto. Esta producciΓ³n contiene temas y representaciones de violencia de gΓ©nero, muerte, manipulaciΓ³n psicolΓ³gica, abuso emocional y abuso de poder. Se recomienda discreciΓ³n al espectador. Recomendada para mayores de 14 aΓ±os debido a su contenido dramΓ‘tico intenso y temas perturbadores.
Written in 1982 about the 1840 Rosas era, it addresses current issues such as abuse of power, intolerance, discrimination, violence, and disrespect. Benigno, an authoritarian and aristocratic father, educates his daughter, Dolores, who receives Rafael, her new teacher. The family also includes his submissive wife and FermΓn, a fierce servant. Benigno plans to marry Dolores to Juan Pedro, but she, in love with Rafael, decides to run away, causing a tragedy where breaking orders means death.
La Malasangre is intended for mature audiences. This production contains themes and depictions of gender-based violence, death, psychological manipulation, emotional abuse, and abuse of power. Viewer discretion is advised. Recommended for audiences ages 14 and older due to intense dramatic content and disturbing themes.
Vuela Alto, MamΓ‘
Comedia sobre dos hermanas que se reΓΊnen en el velorio de su madre, pero lo ΓΊnico que parecen no poder dejar de decirse son palabras insulsas. La obra narra cΓ³mo, en ese dΓa, el velorio de Dalia, la madre de Ana Julia y Omara βquienes hace aΓ±os no se hablanβ se convierte en un caos lleno de personajes peculiares: Zully, la peluquera cleptΓ³mana; Gildo, el padre apostador; Patricio, el marido cinematogrΓ‘fico; y Salvo, el exmarido en recuperaciΓ³n. Una historia divertida sobre el reencuentro y la complicidad entre hermanas que, en lugar de palabras amorosas, solo ofrecen risas y conflictos.
A comedy about two sisters who reunite at their mother's wake, but all they can't seem to stop saying are insipid words. The play tells how, on that day, the wake of Dalia, the mother of Ana Julia and Omaraβwho haven't spoken to each other in yearsβturns into chaos filled with peculiar characters: Zully, the kleptomaniac hairdresser; Gildo, the gambling father; Patricio, the film-starring husband; and Salvo, the recovering ex-husband. A fun story about the reunion and complicity between sisters who, instead of loving words, only offer laughter and conflict.
La Version Infinita
La Version Infinita follows the story of Lilian, a dedicated insurance sales employee who harbors dreams of becoming an astronaut and walking on the moon. Her routine life takes a dramatic turn when she receives a phone call from a voice identical to her own, shattering her reality. This thought-provoking narrative invites the audience to reflect on the diversity of existence, death, and the nature of time. It raises questions about the existence beyond one's body, the possibility of other versions of oneself, and whether a different life is possible.
SOY MENOPΓUSICAβ¦Y QUΓ!
SYNOPSIS: Marian PabΓ³n, one of the most successful actresses from Puerto Rico, talks about how difficult it is to be a woman, especially in that hellish and frightening stage of fevers, cold sores, depression, anger, intolerance... and outbursts of "unexpected gushes" due to that hormonal madness called MENOPAUSE. You will hear funny anecdotes from Marian, explaining how this has affected her life... making her crazier than she is.
This show, created in 2019, has been enjoyed by over 13 thousand people and has more than 70 performances in and outside of PR. Some of them are Chicago, NY, Hartford, Miami, Orlando, Ocala, Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Boston,
Washington DC, Providence, and Santo Domingo, among others. Now in Cleveland for a limited one-weekend run.
Tropico Macbeth: El Ascenso al Poder by John Rivera-Resto (The Rise to Power)
Tropico Macbeth- 1 Part The Rise to Power ( el Ascenso al Poder)
The 1930s was a beautiful tropical island, a popular revolt, and bloody revenge forty years in the making.
Inspired by ShakespeareΒ΄s tragedy, this story dramatizes the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power.
This exotic, exciting, and ever-changing world of ruthless politics and rumba will be brought to life by actors representing more than ten Latin American countries and a supporting cast numbering in the hundreds. Premiering at Cleveland's beautiful LatinUs Theater, TrΓ³pico Macbeth is a live cinema-style theater, an epic, bilingual presentation not to be missed.
Used Code: TropicoMacbethbundle for $10 off when you buy a ticket for Parts one and two of Tropico Macbeth.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm
Tickets at:https://latinus-theater-experience-companyinc.square.site/
Los aΓ±os 30, una hermosa isla tropical, una revuelta popular y una sangrienta venganza que lleva cuarenta aΓ±os gestΓ‘ndose. Inspirada por la tragedia de Shakespeare, esta historia dramatiza los daΓ±inos efectos fΓsicos y psicolΓ³gicos de la ambiciΓ³n polΓtica en quienes buscan el poder.
Este mundo exΓ³tico, emocionante y en constante cambio de polΓtica despiadada y la rumba cobrarΓ‘ vida gracias a actores que representan a mΓ‘s de diez paΓses latinoamericanos y un elenco de fondo de cientos de personas. Estrenada en el hermoso LatinUs Theatre de Cleveland, TrΓ³pico Macbeth es un teatro estilo cinematogrΓ‘fico en vivo, una presentaciΓ³n Γ©pica y bilingΓΌe que no te debes perder.
Use codigo: TropicoMacbethbundle para $10 de descuento cuando compre un boleto para la primera y la segunda parte de Tropico Macbeth.
Jueves, Viernes y Sabado a las 7:30 pm.
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BotΓ‘nica de Dolores Prida y Dirigida por Kivin Bauzo
Dolores Prida was a feminist and Hispanic dramatist whose central theme was the search for the identity of Latino/Hispanic immigrants, specifically women, in the United States.
She was known as the Cubarican, born in Cuba but also well versed in Puerto Rican culture, learned in New York, she wrote this play, La BotΓ‘nica, with all Puerto Rican (Nuyorican) characters.
La BotΓ‘nica explores cultural conflicts in East Harlem among an old Puerto Rican woman, her daughter, and her granddaughter, who has just graduated from an Ivy League university. The old woman, DoΓ±a Geno, runs a business dealing in herbs, spells, and spiritual powers. She and her daughter, Anamu, expect Anamu's daughter, Milagros Castillo, to take over the shop, La Ceiba.
But, Milagros -- who began calling herself Millie at college, since, as she says, Miracles Castle isn't a great name in English -- plans to take up a career in a big bank downtown and forget about the barrio. But she has things to learn that the Ivy League doesn't teach, and DoΓ±a Geno is just the professor she needs.
Tickets at: https://latinus-theater-experience-companyinc.square.site/
BotΓ‘nica de Dolores Prida y Dirigida por Kivin Bauzo
Dolores Prida was a feminist and Hispanic dramatist whose central theme was the search for the identity of Latino/Hispanic immigrants, specifically women, in the United States.
She was known as the Cubarican, born in Cuba but also well versed in Puerto Rican culture, learned in New York, she wrote this play, La BotΓ‘nica, with all Puerto Rican (Nuyorican) characters.
La BotΓ‘nica explores cultural conflicts in East Harlem among an old Puerto Rican woman, her daughter, and her granddaughter, who has just graduated from an Ivy League university. The old woman, DoΓ±a Geno, runs a business dealing in herbs, spells, and spiritual powers. She and her daughter, Anamu, expect Anamu's daughter, Milagros Castillo, to take over the shop, La Ceiba.
But, Milagros -- who began calling herself Millie at college, since, as she says, Miracles Castle isn't a great name in English -- plans to take up a career in a big bank downtown and forget about the barrio. But she has things to learn that the Ivy League doesn't teach, and DoΓ±a Geno is just the professor she needs.
Tickets at: https://latinus-theater-experience-companyinc.square.site/
BotΓ‘nica de Dolores Prida Dirigida por Kivin Bauzo
Dolores Prida was a feminist and Hispanic dramatist whose central theme was the search for the identity of Latino/Hispanic immigrants, specifically women, in the United States.
She was known as the Cubarican, born in Cuba but also well versed in Puerto Rican culture, learned in New York, she wrote this play, La BotΓ‘nica, with all Puerto Rican (Nuyorican) characters.
La BotΓ‘nica explores cultural conflicts in East Harlem among an old Puerto Rican woman, her daughter, and her granddaughter, who has just graduated from an Ivy League university. The old woman, DoΓ±a Geno, runs a business dealing in herbs, spells, and spiritual powers. She and her daughter, Anamu, expect Anamu's daughter, Milagros Castillo, to take over the shop, La Ceiba.
But, Milagros -- who began calling herself Millie at college since, as she says, Miracles Castle isn't a great name in English -- plans to take up a career in a big bank downtown and forget about the barrio. But she has things to learn that the Ivy League doesn't teach, and DoΓ±a Geno is just the professor she needs.
Tickets at: https://latinus-theater-experience-companyinc.square.site/
CIFF48 Latinx Cinema Preview @ LatinUs Theater
Join the 48th Cleveland International Film Festival in partnership with LatinUs Theatre and Metro West Community Development Corporation.
Preview select feature film trailers from this yearβs Festival, CIFF48 Film Guides, and complimentary vouchers that can be exchanged for tickets to Festival films (excluding Opening Night and special events). The film trailers are suitable for all ages. No registration is necessary.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1110013813455794
Γnase al 48ΒΊ Festival Internacional de Cine de Cleveland en asociaciΓ³n con LatinUs Theatre y Metro West Community Development Corporation.
Vea un avance de pelΓculas latinas seleccionadas del Festival de este aΓ±o, guΓas de pelΓculas CIFF48 y vales de cortesΓa que se pueden canjear por entradas para pelΓculas del Festival (excluyendo la noche de apertura y eventos especiales). Los trailers de pelΓculas son aptos para todas las edades. No es necesario registrarse.
Tu Ternura Molotov
A married couple that society marks as a role model. She is a television channel presenter, and he is a media lawyer. Both feed our daily terrorism with their prejudices and contempt. A daily terror, light, competitive and fashionable.
On any given day, when everything seems normal, both are unaware that secrets are waiting to cause the unpredictable. A call from abroad will make the past become present, like a bomb, and nothing will be the same in your marriage.
At the pure rhythm of comedy, a wild, crazy work without pauses to talk about our greatest terror, the meaning of identity, and the knowledge that we will never be able to know the person next to us.
16+ only. Content has partial nudity and suggestive sexual content, hate speech, violence, and racism.
Tu Ternura Molotov
A married couple that society marks as a role model. She is a television channel presenter, and he is a media lawyer. Both feed our daily terrorism with their prejudices and contempt. A daily terror, light, competitive and fashionable.
On any given day, when everything seems normal, both are unaware that secrets are waiting to cause the unpredictable. A call from abroad will make the past become present, like a bomb, and nothing will be the same in your marriage.
At the pure rhythm of comedy, a wild, crazy work without pauses to talk about our greatest terror, the meaning of identity, and the knowledge that we will never be able to know the person next to us.
16+ only. Content has partial nudity and suggestive sexual content, hate speech, violence, and racism.
Tu Ternura Molotov
A married couple that society marks as a role model. She is a television channel presenter, and he is a media lawyer. Both feed our daily terrorism with their prejudices and contempt. A daily terror, light, competitive and fashionable.
On any given day, when everything seems normal, both are unaware that secrets are waiting to cause the unpredictable. A call from abroad will make the past become present, like a bomb, and nothing will be the same in your marriage.
At the pure rhythm of comedy, a wild, crazy work without pauses to talk about our greatest terror, the meaning of identity, and the knowledge that we will never be able to know the person next to us.
It's a dark, sexy comedy, only for adults. 16+, Content partial nudity, suggestive sexual content, hate speech, violence, and racism.
Nuestro Teatro Annual Fundraiser - A Toast to Talento
Join LatinUs Theater Company for our annual fundraiser Nuestro Teatro on December 9th, 2023 at 7:30 PM.
Trouble In Mind a Production by Seat of The Pants
TROUBLE IN MIND
by Alice Childress
This 1955 classic wasn't produced on Broadway until 2021, since the playwright held firm to her convictions about its content and ending.
Set during rehearsals for a major Broadway production, TROUBLE IN MIND illuminates the inner life of a Black actress struggling with her career. As Wiletta grapples with how she's treated, the role she's being asked to play, and what the production says (or doesn't) about race in America, her growing discomfort sets off a chain of events that reveal fissures within the acting company β and bring her into conflict with her director. Who will prevail? Find out as Seat of the Pants presents Alice Childress' 1955 play which didn't premiere on Broadway until 2021: a funny, satirical, moving, and heartbreaking look at racism, identity, and ego in the high stakes world of New York theatre.
Dο»Ώirected by Jeannine Gaskin and produced by Craig Joseph, the production stars Elizabeth Domer, Andrew Knode, Madison Ledyard-King, Michael Montanus, Zyrece Montgomery, Tom Stephan, Nicole Sumlin*, Darryl Tatum, and Tom Woodward*.
Sο»Ώam Landgraf stage-manages, with costume design by Marti Coles, lighting design by Ayron Lord, props design by Mia Jones, sound design by Aria Smith, and scenic construction by Christian Sanko.
Cο»ΏCONTENT ADVISORY: mild profanity, racist remarks and language, descriptions of racial violence
TROUBLE IN MIND is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. β www.concordtheatricals.com
*ο»Ώdenotes member of Actors Equity
Los Soles Truncos by RenΓ© MarquΓ©s, directed by Kivin BauzΓ³
From the hand of RenΓ© MarquΓ©s, comes this history of Puerto Rican classical theater.
Written in 1958 and with a historical background from the late 19th century, three sisters belonging to the upper social class in Puerto Rico begin to lose everything.
Los Soles Truncos by RenΓ© MarquΓ©s, directed by Kivin BauzΓ³
From the hand of RenΓ© MarquΓ©s, comes this history of Puerto Rican classical theater.
Written in 1958 and with a historical background from the late 19th century, three sisters belonging to the upper social class in Puerto Rico begin to lose everything.
Los Soles Truncos by RenΓ© MarquΓ©s, directed by Kivin BauzΓ³
From the hand of RenΓ© MarquΓ©s, comes this history of Puerto Rican classical theater.
Written in 1958 and with a historical background from the late 19th century, three sisters belonging to the upper social class in Puerto Rico begin to lose everything.
Doncanβs Execution scene from TrΓ³pico Macbeth
Tropic Macbeth is an original story based on 'The tragedy of Macbeth' by William Shakespeare. Although the basic plot remains close to the original - a tragedy of murder and political ambition, this adaptation, set in the 1935 Caribbean, has a Different story and new characters. This is a story of strong women, and how they use men to achieve power, justice, and revenge. The decades-long hatred between the Orillan and Doncan families explodes when "La Dama Macbeth" (Lady Macbeth), uses her husband, the commander Macbeth, in a Machiavellian plan to overthrow the Doncan regime and reinstate the the Orillan to their orginal power.
LatinUsβ adaptation was created, written, and designed by John Rivera-Resto. This scene is a murder scene with blood and gore (recommended ages 18+).
This scene will be presented at the Borderlight Fringe Festival on August 4th and 5th at the CSU Middough Building Black Box Theater (5th Floor). Tickets are available at https://www.borderlightcle.org/doncans-execution-a-scene-from-tropico-macbeth-by-john-rivera-resto/.
2023-2024 Season Announcement
LatinUS Theater Company 2023-2024 season announcement this June 3rd at 7:00 pm.
Learn about our new upcoming shows while having food and drinks (+ dancing & music too!).
RSVP by June 1st at info@latinustheater.com
El Despertar del zombie ( The Awakening of the Zombie)
LatinUs Theater Company and The Mexican Committee of Mexico in Cleveland are happy to bring from Mexico City the theatrical company: Los Pinche Chamacos. For the first time in Cleveland with their laureate monologue "The Awakening of the Zombie." A Thematic monologue aimed chiefly at young audiences with intelligent themes that encourage critical thinking.
Los Pinches Chamacos is a theater company from Mexico City with 20 years of experience. They have earned national and international recognition with their work.
El Despertar del zombie ( The Awakening of the Zombie)
LatinUs Theater Company and The Mexican Committee of Mexico in Cleveland are happy to bring from Mexico City the theatrical company: Los Pinche Chamacos. For the first time in Cleveland with their laureate monologue "The Awakening of the Zombie." A Thematic monologue aimed chiefly at young audiences with intelligent themes that encourage critical thinking.
Los Pinches Chamacos is a theater company from Mexico City with 20 years of experience. They have earned national and international recognition with their work.
El Despertar del zombie ( The Awakening of the Zombie)
LatinUs Theater Company and The Mexican Committee of Mexico in Cleveland are happy to bring from Mexico City the theatrical company: Los Pinche Chamacos. For the first time in Cleveland with their laureate monologue "The Awakening of the Zombie." A Thematic monologue aimed chiefly at young audiences with intelligent themes that encourage critical thinking.
Los Pinches Chamacos is a theater company from Mexico City with 20 years of experience. They have earned national and international recognition with their work.
New Ground Theater Festival
LatinUS is excited to participate in this year's New Ground Work Festival at Cleveland Play House. Our stage reading is; FADE by Tanya Saracho.
When Lucia, a Mexican-born novelist, gets her first TV writing job, she feels out of place on the white male-dominated set. Lucia quickly becomes friends with the only other Latino, a janitor named Abel. As Abel shares his stories with Lucia, similar plots begin to find their way into Lucia's TV scripts. Fade is a play about class and race and how status does not change who you are at your core.
Santiago CaΓ±Γ³n-Valencia, solo cello recital.
Praised as one of the most promising young cellists of his generation, CaΓ±Γ³n-Valencia is a 2022 BBC Next Generation Artist, and winner of the Silver Medal and Audience Favorite Award at the 2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition. The concert will include pieces by Hispanic/Latino composers (Ponce de Leon, Albeniz, Hoyos, Pinzon) as well as CaΓ±Γ³n-Valenciaβs own composition.
