Stage Door News
Stage Door News
The playwright's festival that places Canadian Latin American playwrights centre stage is turning five this year! And we're turning up the volume on Latino voices, fostering some new writers and bringing in long time collaborator Carmen Aguirre, winner of Canada Reads 2012. Carmen joins De Colores with her newest work, The Tina Modotti Project, a play about the famous Italian photographer and revolutionary Tina Modotti!
Joining Carmen in this year's De Colores Festival of New Works are: Mexican born writer-in-exile and poet Ari Belathar with La Danza Del Venado (member of the 2011 De Colores Festival of New Works, a multi-disciplinary work about migrants crossing the Sonora desert); Salvadorian actor, drag artist and emerging playwright Jose Arias with his story about living on the edge in Arrested; and Colombian born writer Alejandro Valbuena with his searing look at immigration policies and surrogacy in a futuristic Canada with Camilla's Bones.
5th Annual De Colores Festival of New Works by Latin-Canadian Playwrights
October 11 & 12, 2012
Theatre Direct Studio, Wychwood Arts Barns, 601 Christie (at St. Clair W.)
The De Colores Festival of New Works focuses on providing developmental support for works in progress written by Canadian Latin American artists. We pair the chosen playwrights with professional dramaturgs from Toronto's theatre community in order that they receive one-on-one support.
The De Colores Festival dramaturgs are Stephen Colella, Dramaturg at Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People and Erica Kopyto, Dramaturg for Nightwood Theatre.
The 2012 Plays & Playwrights:
Thursday October 11, 2012, 8pm
Arrested by Jose Arias
Directed by Bea Pizano
Dramaturgy by Erica Kopyto
La Danza Del Venado by Ari Belathar
Directed by Marilo Nuñez
Dramaturgy by Stephen Colella
Friday October 12, 2012, 8pm
Camila's Bones by Alejandro Valbuena
Directed by Anita La Selva
Dramaturgy by Stephen Colella & Erica Kopyto
The Tina Modotti Project by Carmen Aguirre
Directed by Guillermo Verdecchia
Location:
Theatre Direct, Wychwood Theatre
601 Christie St., Wychwood Arts Barns (Christie/St. Clair Ave. W.)
Tickets:
General: $15, Students/Seniors: $13
Festival Pass: $29
All tickets HST applicable. A $2.50 Service Charge per ticket is added for all credit card or online orders.
For more info please contact us by email:
hola@alamedatheatre.com or phone (416) 652-5442
Click here for full information about the plays, the playwrights and how to buy your tickets!
2012-09-05
Toronto: The 2012 De Colores Festival of New Works runs October 11 & 12