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CROSSED (How Going South Flipped Our Script)
Chicago's All Latina Theatre Company comes back onto the scene with a brand new play, CROSSED. The show will launch an aggressive season entirely dedicated to discussing the various immigration, race, and U.S. border-related wars currently unfolding in the United States. CROSSED: How Going South Flipped Our Script asks Chicago: Why does Immigrant = Mexican in the United States, when America is home to immigrants from all over the globe? Directed by Founding Ensemble Member and Luna's Director of Artistic Development Miranda Gonzalez, featuring both company members and members from The North-South Plays (the workshop that gave way to CROSSED)
ABOUT CROSSED: Teatro Luna's eighth original play devised in an ensemble setting, seeks to explode (yes, explode!) stereotype and poetically navigate what it means to be an immigrant in the United States in an era some have ironically dubbed "post-racial." Set in a series of unknown terminals, join seven diverse performers as they share both their own autobiographical stories, as well as accounts collected from interviews, news reports, and the Lunáticas own experiences while traveling South in spring 2011--ranging from topics like: one Latina's reaction to Congresswoman Gifford's shooting, to the painful mystery of a cousin who went missing on the same day as 400 others in Mexico, to burlesque in an Airport security checkpoint set to the tune of La Cucaracha. CROSSED calls upon Teatro Luna's most notable hallmark: using wit, humor and quirky poignancy to tackle the taboo, the uncomfortable, and some beautiful and ugly truths about living in America as an immigrant today.
CROSSED is presented in English with a sprinkle of Spanish, and a dash of several other languages!
Directed by: Miranda Gonzalez, Director of Artistic Development for Teatro Luna and Founding Ensemble Member; Created by: El Teatro Luna
Featuring: Christopher Acevedo, Yaw Agyeman, Sydney Charles, TL Artistic Associate Kristiana Colón, Melissa DuPrey, TL Artistic Associate Christina Igaraividez (Lullaby), and TL Ensemble Member Lauren Villegas (Solo Tú (performing understudy), GL 2010, Lullaby, and Machos (The Tour)
Writing Team: Developer: Miranda Gonzalez. Writers: Kristiana Colón (AA), Christina Igaraividez (AA), TL Artistic Associate Gaby Ortiz, and Yolanda Nieves. Additional writing contributions by the cast.
Production Team: Producer: Alex Meda for Teatro Luna; Set Design: Dan Matthews; Costume Design: TL Artistic Associate Christine Pascual; Lighting Design: TL Artistic Associate Mac Vaughey
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ABOUT TEATRO LUNA: Teatro Luna is Chicago's only Pan-Latina theatre ensemble dedicated to creating original work that honors Latina lives and showcases the talents of Latina/Hispana artists. Founded in 2000, Teatro Luna is dedicated to expanding the range of Latina/Hispana roles visible on the Chicago stage and beyond. Previous shows include: Generic Latina, Dejame Contarte, Kita y Fernanda, The Maria Chronicles, SOLO Latinas, S-E-X-Oh!, Quita Mitos, Lunatic(a)s, Machos, SOLO tu, Jarred (A Hoodoo Comedy), S-E-X-Oh! The Remix, Lunatic(a)s 2009, GL 2010: Not Your Generic Latina, and Lullaby. Teatro Luna tours colleges/universities, festivals and venues across the country with a blend of ensemble-created performances. Central to its mission is Teatro Luna's commitment to nurture Latina talent and develop new plays. The driving forces behind the mission are the Artistic Ensemble and Artistic Associate Collective. The development of new, professional talent and work is served by our ambitious Incubation Series. Visit us virtually at Luna Central (in process of updates): www.teatroluna.org, our blog: http://www.teatroluna.wordpress.com; facebook.com/teatrolunachicago, and twitter.com/teatroluna, and on youtube. Questions? Email: info@teatroluna.org
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LocationThe Viaduct (View)
3111 W. Western Avenue
Chicago, IL 60618
United States
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