El Puente // The Bridge by Sandra Ruiz , Directed by Armando Rivera
Denise returns to her family home for the 25th Birthday of her little brother, Carlos. This is her first time back in over a year and her family had no idea she was coming. Of course, her family is less than thrilled to see her. She has missed a ton of Family Chisme while at the same time being the main character, behind her back of course, in all of her family's chisme. Dad just wants to watch his soccer game in peace. Mom just wants peace and her older sister, Angelica, wants to create her own peace. The family sits to watch a Sunday morning soccer game while they each try to find their own peace.
TEATRO CHELSEA’S 4th ANNUAL A-TÍPICO: A NEW LATINX PLAY FESTIVAL || FINALIST ANNOUNCED!
Teatro Chelsea is excited to announce our featured new plays for our 4th Annual A-Típico New Latinx Play Festival this December 7-9!
Out of over 40 submissions from across the United States and Latin America, these three plays have been chosen for staged readings here at the Chelsea Theatre Works Blackbox: Beheading Columbus by Diana Burbano, Directed by Luz Lopez; Alba by Alejandro Rodriguez , Directed by Mariela Lopez-Ponce; y El Puente // The Bridge by Sandra Ruiz, Directed by Armando Rivera.
Offering creative space for Latinx artists to grow and express their work, A-Típico will feature a selection of English/Spanish/Bi-lingual full-length plays presented as staged readings in the style of in-development workshops. Scripts will be read by professional actors and audiences will then be able to share feedback with the playwrights to help them continue to develop their work to its next steps.
As part of Teatro Chelsea’s commitment to cultivating new work, a new work from the A-Típico Festival may be selected for a world premiere production in the summer of 2023! Teatro Chelsea’s new Latinx play festival, A-Típico, aims to showcase and expand the focus on underrepresented Latinx stories. The festival also looks to present universal stories: not Latinx plays but plays by Latinx playwrights.