diásPoRa
A Trova Play
A play in verse examining Puerto Rican identity and its evolution during the Hispanic-American War, hurricane María, and the present time.
60-MINUTES
3 Women / 2 Men
Hincando el mar, raíz roto,
no me secaste o ahogaste,
ni de mi hogar desterraste,
mi hogar en donde floto.
PRODUCTION HISTORY
diásPoRa was co-produced by Paint Theatre and the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in July 2018, with grant support from the Puffin Foundation, and Carnegie Mellon's BXA and Modern Languages (under the title Riqueño).
The play has been presented at WRCT 88.3FM Barrio Latino program (2017); workshopped in parts at Carnegie Mellon's School of Drama Playground Festival (2016, 2017); and created through Carnegie Mellon SURF Fellowship (2016).
PRESS
About show at Nuyorican Poets Cafe:
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Sandra Escallón, La Escena
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Deddie Almodóvar, Falso Mutis
July 2018
Music Score : Pedro Emanuel Franco Fraticelli
Direction : Zoe Clayton
Production : Paloma Sierra
Co-Production : Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Paint Theatre. Puffin Foundation
Scenic Design : Domitille Angoulvant
Costume Design : Domitille Angoulvant
Media Design : Sophie Chen
Cast : Ara Celia, Carolina Arboleda Escobar
Photography : Kyle Breen
December 2017
Co-Translation : Abigail Salmon
Music Score : Pedro Emanuel Franco Fraticelli
Direction : Paloma Sierra, Renee Madrigal
Stage Management : Emma Reichard
Assist. Stage Management : Alexander Friedland
Scenic Design : Alex Kaplan
Lighting Design : Andre Segar
Costume Design : Tahirah Agbamuche
Asst. Costume Design : Sarah Conner
Sound Design : Javier Galarza-Garcia
Media Design : Sophie Chen
Cast : Victoria Bartolotta, Amara Pedroso Saquel, Emilia Suarez, Tristan Hernandez, Damon Rosati
Musicians : William Torres, Max Ungar, Theresa Abalos, Jae Hyun Moon, Kate Burgess, Sara Adkins, Matthew Swain, Sam Brown
Photography : Louis Stein
December 2016
Co-Translation : Abigail Salmon
Direction : Owen Stone
Stage Management : Rebecca Meckler
Lighting Design : Emily Lawrence
Cast : Emilia Suarez, L.H. Gonzalez, Ethan Jones Romero
Photography : Louis Stein
Special Thanks
Dramaturg : Sammie Paul
Mentor / Advisor : Therese Tardio, Karina Cochran