SPANISH THEATRE REPERTORY COMPANY LTD

SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1968, SPANISH THEATRE REPERTORY COMPANY, LTD. (REPERTORIO ESPANOL), 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 FY2025, SEASON HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: - A REPERTORY OF CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY PLAYS (9 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 AND WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO; FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA'S "THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA; JULIA ALVAREZ'S POWERFUL, "IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES; GUILLEM CLUA'S MOVING, "THE SWALLOW; ISABEL ALLENDES'S EVOKING, "EVA LUNA; MIGUEL DE CERVANTES'S TIMELESS, "DON QUIXOTE; FERNANDO SCHMIDT AND CHRISTIAN IBARZABAL'S COMEDY, "RODOJKA, I'LL KILL YOU IF YOU DIE; AND JAVIER AMBROSSI AND JAVIER CALVO'S MUSICAL, "THE CALLING."- THE PREMIERE OF "BROKEN LIVES" BY YESSI HERNANDEZ, A COLLABORATION WITH THE AUTHOR'S INDEPENDENT THEATER COMPANY, COREZON. WINNER OF REPERTORIO'S 2022 MIRANDA FAMILY VOCES LATINX/E NATIONAL PLAYWRITING COMPETITION, THIS POWERFUL WORK EXPLORED THE DISPLACEMENT AND UNCERTAINTY FACED BY REFUGEES WITHOUT A COUNTRY TO CALL HOME, IMMERSING AUDIENCES IN THE EMOTIONAL TURMOIL OF A REALITY EXPERIENCED BY MILLIONS WORLDWIDE. - THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF ALFREDO SANZOL'S "TENDERNESS" DIRECTED BY LEYMA LOPEZ. SET IN A MYTHICAL SHAKESPEAREAN-INSPIRED WORLD, THE COMEDY FEATURES A QUEEN AND HER DAUGHTERS WHO DETEST MEN AND ARE STRANDED ON AN ISLAND INHABITED ONLY BY MEN WHO EQUALLY DETEST WOMEN, EXPLORING THEMES OF LOVE, LOSS, AND HUMAN CONNECTION. - A NEW PRODUCTION OF RENE MARQUES'S "THE MAIMED SUNS", TRANSPORTING AUDIENCES TO THE WORLD OF ONE OF PUERTO RICO'S MOST RENOWNED AND REVERED PLAYWRIGHTS. SET IN THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES, AT THE CENTER OF THIS POWER DRAMA ARE THREE PATRICIAN SISTERS COPING WITH PUERTO RICO'S TRANSITION FROM A SPANISH COLONY TO A U.S.TERRITORY. MASTERFULLY STAGED BY JOSE ZAYAS, THIS PLAY, ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN 1958, RESONATED WITH AUDIENCES THROUGH ITS POIGNANT REFLECTION ON CULTURAL IDENTITY AND HUMAN RESILIENCE.- 73 SCHOOL-DAY MATINEE PERFORMANCES SCHOOLS. STUDENTS REPRESENTING OVER 280SCHOOL GROUPS FROM ACROSS THE NEW YORK TRI-STATE AREA EXPERIENCED SUCH BELOVED REPERTORIO PRODUCTIONS LIKE CARMEN RIVERA'S "LA GRINGA," JUNOT DIAZ'S "THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO," FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA'S "THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA, AND MIGUEL DE CERVANTES' "DON QUIXOTE." FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE 9,147 STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED, REPERTORIO REPRESENTED THEIR FIRST TIME EXPERIENCING LIVE THEATRE AND SEEING PLAYS REFLECTIVE OF THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE.- IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES AT DIFFERENT PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NYC, INCLUDING MS 188, MS 217, AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND BUSINESSES, LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL, LONG ISLAND CITY HS, 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 RESIDENCES SERVED 286 STUDENTS.- 31 TOURING PERFORMANCES TO DIFFERENT VENUES ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA ANDBEYOND. AMONG THE MANY COMMUNITIES WE SHARED OUR WORK WITH WERE STUDENTS,ADULTS, AND OLDER ADULTS IN CALIFORNIA AS PART OF THE LATINO THEATRE COMPANYENCUENTRO 2024 THEATRE FESTIVAL IN NOVEMBER. JOINING 18 OTHER LATINX/E THEATRE COMPANIES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THIS FESTIVAL PROVIDED US THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE OUR WORK TO NEW PEOPLE AND CREATE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS WITH THEATRE ARTISTS AND LEADERS NATIONWIDE.- THE REPERTORIO VAN LIER ARTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM . THIS INITIATIVE PROVIDEDTWO EMERGING LATINX DIRECTORS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW AND HONE THEIR SKILLS. VAN LIER FELLOWS BIBIANA TORRES AND JEAN CARLO YUNEN AROSTEGUI CULMINATED THEIR TWO-YEAR JOURNEY AT REPERTORIO BY DIRECTING SPANISH GOLDEN AGE PLAYS, CHALLENGING THEIR RANGE AND ADDING DEPTH TO THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.IN ALL, REPERTORIO OFFERED 16 PRODUCTIONS AT ITS THEATRE (INCLUDING GUEST AND VAN LIER PRODUCTIONS), SERVING 21,817 ADULTS, STUDENTS, AND SENIORS AT ITS THEATRE, AND ANOTHER 2,885 PEOPLE ON TOUR.