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Toronto, ON: Alameda Theatre Company, one of Canada’s ONLY theatre companies featuring Latin American artists will be closing down after eight years. Over the past eight years Alameda Theatre Company has developed the new works of over 25 Latin American writers in Canada such as Carmen Aguirre, Amaranta Leyva, Juan Carlos Velis, Marilo Nunez and more! Founder and Artistic Director Marilo Nuñez had this to say about the closing of the company, “I decided (along with the board of directors) to close down the company because it has become difficult to sustain a company with only one staff person at the helm. I am really proud of everything we have done over the past eight years, for our artists, for the community, I know that we have touched many artists and I feel really great to be ending on a high note!” The playwright’s festival that started it all for Latin American playwrights in Canada will feature works by Martha Batiz, Isaac Luy and Amanda Parris, the 7th annual De Colores Festival of New Works will be presented at the Wychwood Theatre October 23 and 24, 2014.
The 2014 De Colores Festival will also feature new work created by the Nueva Voz Youth Theatre Program nightly. A closing night party to celebrate the end of an era will happen on October 24, 2014, after the final reading of the De Colores Festival! $5 cover includes dancing, DJ, cash bar! Audience members attending the 24th are let in free to the party that evening!
The De Colores Festival of New Works is a playwright’s unit and festival that exclusively features Latin American Canadian writers and exposes Canadian audiences to new theatrical works featuring Latin American actors and directors. This will be the last instalment of this festival.
2014 De Colores Festival of New Work
***PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME***
October 23 & 24, 7:30PM
Wychwood Theatre, 601 Christie St. (at St. Clair Ave. W.)
General tickets: $15* | Students/Seniors $13 | Festival Pass $25
Box Office: 416-504-7529 | Info: www.alamedatheatre.com
Closing Night Party October 24, 2014 after the readings! $5 cover or *free if you attend the 24th! Cash bar.
Thursday, October 23, 2014, 7:30 PM
32C by Amanda Parris
Directed by Anita La Selva
Dramaturgy by Stephen Colella
Friday, October 24, 2014, 7:30 PM (excerpts)
Last Stop by Martha Batiz
Directed and Dramaturged by Stephen Colella
Exit by Isaac Luy?Directed by Marilo Nunez
Dramaturgy by Erica Kopyto
For play synopses and artist bios please visit:
http://www.alamedatheatre.com/decolores2014.html
Photo: Romana Soutus.
2014-10-01
Toronto: The Alameda Theatre Company will close down this year