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INGENIO 2020
in association with Teatros Unidos Milagro in association with Teatros Unidos- A Newly Formed National Latinx Theatre Collective Announce: The INGENIO 2020 Live Virtual Theatre Festival, streamed September 25th – October 4th. Two weekends of readings of 6 new plays by Latinx playwrights as a celebration of resilience. Ingenio /ēn ‘he nē oh/: Spanish for wit, ingenuity; the inventive and creative capacity to create; a sugar cane refinery. Who: Milagro, Baktun12 & Borderlands Theater, Cara Mía Theatre & Teatro Vivo, Teatro Luna...
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The Great Hunger The Irish Potato Famine (also known as “The Great Hunger” to designate a root cause of food distribution, rather than scarcity) occurred between 1845 and 1849. Though triggered by a potato blight which destroyed most potato crops throughout Europe in the 1840s, the blight itself was not enough to cause the widespread famine that followed in Ireland. Many factors led to The Great Hunger, including widespread poverty brought on by tenant farming in Ireland; potatoes serving as the only source of food for most Irish people; and...
read moreThe Corrido of the San Patricios Who’s Who
CAST Jonathan Hernandez (Actor 1, Lochlan O’Brien) is an Arizona native—making moves, creating theater, and telling stories since 2005. His last show at Milagro was in the 2015 production of La Muerte Baila. In 2018, Jonathan encountered a wonderful opportunity to work with Radical Evolution and Teatro Campesino to workshop the play you are about to see today. “I’ve enjoyed the process and am grateful to be working with Kinan, Beto, and Meropi once again, this time for the world premiere. I also want to say thank you to Milagro...
read moreInterview with Mariposa’s Actor: Ana Pardo
Milagro actor Ana Pardo recently emigrated from Venezuela to America in the hopes of escaping the strife plaguing her country. Here is her story, along with how it relates to her role in our upcoming production of En el Tiempo de las Mariposas. Where are you from? I come from Venezuela. I was born here in the United States, but all my childhood was in Venezuela. I moved to Venezuela when I was seven. What brought you to the States? In July 2018, I came back because of the situation in Venezuela, and because coming to America is a way to give...
read moreEn el Tiempo de las Mariposas Who’s Who
CAST Paulina Jaeger (Patria) Paulina Violet Jaeger is honored to help bring to life the story of these women and this time in Dominican history. She is passionate about social justice and women’s rights and is honored to be working among such a caring, talented cast and crew. Paulina’s most cherished role to date was when she played Anne in The Diary of Anne Frank, special in part because of being based on another real, loving, and fiercely brave human being. Thank you for being here! Yesenia Lopez (Minerva) Yesenia Lopez holds a...
read moreHuínca Who’s Who
CAST AJAI TERRAZAS TRIPATHI (Manuel Huillipan/Camilo Catrillanca/Araucaria #3/Man) Ajai received his BA in Theatre Arts from Oregon State University.This is his tenth season with Teatro Milagro where he has performed in Duende de Lorca, B’aktun 13, Frida: un retablo, Cuéntame Coyote, Searching for Aztlán, Broken Promises, El Payaso, Bi-, and Judge Torres. He has also appeared in Tenali the Royal Trickster at Northwest Children’s Theatre, Troilus and Cressida for Salt and Sage Productions, and complex at Theatre Vertigo. He has written three...
read moreA Xmas Cuento Remix Who’s Who
CAST ANDRÉS ALCALÁ (Abuelo, Eddie, Caroler) Andrés is thrilled to be returning as a performer on Milagro’s stage where over the last 20 years he performed in multiple shows as well as serving as projection artist. At Artist Rep he performed in Love! Valour! Compassion!, A Question of Mercy, The Laramie Project, Appalachian Ebeneezer, Metamorphoses, Touch, Exiles. At the Northwest Children’s Theatre he performed in Mary Poppins, Shrek the Musical, The Wizard of Oz, The Tale of Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan, and Projection design for multiple...
read moreAmor Añejo Who’s Who
CAST LAURA DI MARE (Ensemble) Laura has a Bachelor’s degree in Theater Arts from the University of Costa Rica. She started her professional career with Punto Cero, with whom she won the national award Best Ensemble for the play Un viejo con Alas. Along with two colleagues, she formed a theater group that presented original material in order to address local social issues. Upon moving to Portland, Laura is thrilled to have joined the Milagro family. You last saw her in La Segua in February 2019. YESENIA LOPEZ (Ensemble) Yesenia holds a...
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Galia Backal Galia Backal is a director of new works, plays, dance theatre, and musicals. She acted as director and creator for collaborative works including A Very Girly Story (EAT), One Day Older (Theatre Row), Silence (The Tank), Nightcap (Match:Lit Theatre Company), and If I Dare (Layton Studios). Other productions include Latch by Tom Mularz (Samuel French OOB Festival), Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph (Schaeberle), July 7, 1994 by Donald Margulies (Schaeberle), Macbeth the Musical (DTASC Festival), God’s Country by...
read moreINGENIO Milagro 2019 Call for Submissions
Director Francisco Garcia, Guest Artist Diana Burbano, and the cast of World Classic by Nelson Díaz Marcano, in rehearsal during INGENIO 2018. Through INGENIO, Milagro seeks to create a space where Latina/o playwrights can develop their plays in a safe, supportive environment with mentors and artists to whom they can relate. INGENIO serves as an intrinsic step in the creation of new full-length theatrical works. Rehearsals and workshops culminate in concert-style readings and feedback sessions with audiences of theatre professionals...
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