Spanish Theatre Repertory Co Ltd

MAINTAIN A PROFESSIONAL COMPANY OF ACTORS AND DIRECTORS TO PERFORM WORKS IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE.

SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1968, SPANISH THEATRE REPERTORY COMPANY, LTD. (REPERTORIO ESPAOL), HAS REMAINED COMMITTED TO PRODUCING AN UNPARALLELED REPERTOIRE OF CONTEMPORARY AND CLASSICAL PLAYS FROM SPAIN, LATIN AMERICA, AND THE HISPANIC-AMERICAN COMMUNITY; AND INSTILLING A SENSE OF PRIDE OF HERITAGE FOR ALL LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CULTURAL EXCHANGE WITH ALL AMERICANS. IN FY2023, REPERTORIO ESPAOL CONTINUED TO SERVE LATINX COMMUNITIES. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED:-A REPERTORY OF CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY PLAYS (8 PRODUCTIONS) REPERTORIO OFFERED WEEKDAY AND WEEKEND PERFORMANCES OF REPERTORIO STAPLE PRODUCTIONS, REACHING ADULTS AND STUDENTS. AUDIENCES HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE CARMEN RIVERA'S "LA GRINGA,; MARCO A. RODRIGUEZ'S ADAPTATION OF JUNOT DIAZ'S PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING DRAMA, "THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO; FEDERICO GARCA LORCA'S "THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA; AND JULIA LVAREZ'S, "IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES." IN FY23, REPERTORIO BROUGHT BACK MIGUEL DE CERVANTES'S EPIC MASTERPIECE, "DON QUIXOTE" AFTER A NEARLY THREE-YEAR HIATUS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. REPERTORY PRODUCTIONS ACCOUNTED FOR 145 PERFORMANCES HELD AT OUR THEATRE.-THE PREMIERE OF GUILLEM CLUA'S WINNER OF THE 2020 NATIONAL DRAMATIC LITERATURE AWARD IN SPAIN, THE SWALLOW. THIS POWERFUL PLAY DELVES INTO THE COMPLEXITIES OF GRIEF AND SHEDS LIGHT ON THE LIVES OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE AGAINST THE LATINX LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY. REPERTORIO WELCOMED GUILLEM CLUA FOR THE PREMIERE. HE TOOK THE STAGE FOR AN EMOTIONAL DISCUSSION, ENGAGING AUDIENCES WITH HOW THE PLAY SERVES AS A RESPONSE TO THE TRAGIC 2016 SHOOTING AT THE PULSE NIGHTCLUB IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, WHERE 49 LIVES WERE LOST AND 53 OTHERS WERE WOUNDED.-A PRODUCTION OF THE WINNING PLAY OF THE MIRANDA FAMILY 'VOCES LATINX' 2020 NATIONAL PLAYWRITING COMPETITION, "BAD HABITS" BY ALEJANDRA RAMOS RIERA. THIS MOVING STORY ABOUT AN EX-FELON REINTEGRATING INTO SOCIETY TACKLES THE SOCIAL, MENTAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC CHALLENGES THAT PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED INDIVIDUALS FACE. ALONGSIDE THE SWALLOW, THIS PLAY HELPED BROADEN REPERTORIO'S SCOPE IN HIGHLIGHTING MORE PLAYS DEALING WITH CURRENT EVENTS AND SOCIAL ISSUES SIGNIFICANT TO OUR EVOLVING AND DIVERSE LATINX COMMUNITIES.-THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF THE CELEBRATED "RADOJKA, I WILL KILL YOU IF YOU DIE," A DARK COMEDY BY URUGUAYAN PLAYWRIGHTS FERNANDO SCHMIDT AND CHRISTIAN IBARZABAL. RADOJKA FOLLOWS THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF TWO CAREGIVERS WHO, MOTIVATED BY THEIR DESIRE TO KEEP THEIR JOBS, ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN THE APPEARANCE THAT THE ELDERLY WOMAN THEY ARE LOOKING AFTER IS ALIVE, SETTING THE STAGE FOR A WEB OF LIES AND DECEIT ENTWINED IN MYSTERY AND HUMOR.-86 SCHOOL-DAY MATINEE PERFORMANCES FOR SCHOOLS. STUDENTS REPRESENTING OVER 280 SCHOOL GROUPS FROM ACROSS THE NEW YORK TRI-STATE AREA EXPERIENCED SUCH BELOVED REPERTORIO PRODUCTIONS LIKE CARMEN RIVERA'S "LA GRINGA," JUNOT DAZ'S "THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO," ISABEL ALLENDE'S "EVA LUNA," FEDERICO GARCA LORCA'S "THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA," MIGUEL DE CERVANTES' "DON QUIXOTE, AND LOPE DE VEGA'S "THE LADY SIMPLETON." FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE 10,212 STUDENTS THAT ATTENDED, REPERTORIO REPRESENTED THEIR FIRST TIME EXPERIENCING LIVE THEATRE AND SEEING PLAYS REFLECTIVE OF THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE.-IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES AT 11 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NYC INCLUDING PS 58 373, MS 188, MS 217, AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, BUSHWICK COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL BUSHWICK LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND BUSINESSES, JAMES MADISON HS, LONG ISLAND CITY HS, AND RACHEL CARSON HIGH SCHOOL. STUDENTS LEARNED SCENE ANALYSIS, ACTING TECHNIQUES, IMPROVISATION, DRAMATIC STRUCTURE, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT SKILLS AS WELL AS HOW LITERATURE AND THEATRE RELATE TO THE WORLD AROUND THEM. THE RESIDENCIES SERVED 766 LATINX STUDENTS.-30 TOURING PERFORMANCES TO DIFFERENT VENUES ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA INCLUDING THE KLEIN MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM IN BRIDGEPORT, CT ("LA GRINGA"); 3RD STREET SCHOOL IN NEWARK FOR A SPECIAL TOUR SPONSORED BY THE HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, NJ ("IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES"); NORWALK PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NORWALK, CT ("LA GRINGA"); HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL IN HEMPSTEAD, NY ("LA GRINGA"). WITHIN NYC, REPERTORIO TOURED THE BRONX, BROOKLYN, AND MANHATTAN, OFTEN REACHING STUDENTS, OLDER ADULTS, AND RECENT ARRIVALS IN REFUGEE SUPPORT CENTERS.THE REPERTORIO VAN LIER ARTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. THIS INITIATIVE PROVIDED THREE EMERGING LATINX DIRECTORS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW AND HONE THEIR SKILLS. DIRECTORS JAMES BRUENGER-ARREGUIN, KATHLEEN CAPDESUER, AND ANA ZAMBRANA EACH DIRECTED A SPANISH GOLDEN AGE CLASSIC, CULMINATING THEIR TWO-YEAR PROGRAM AT REPERTORIO.IN ALL, REPERTORIO OFFERED 16 PRODUCTIONS AT ITS THEATRE (INCLUDING GUEST AND VAN LIER PRODUCTIONS), REPRESENTING 22,880 ADULTS, STUDENTS, AND SENIORS.