Photo Flash: Casa 0101's Brown & Out Theatre Festival at 2013 Dublin Gay Theatre Festival

Josefina López, Artistic Director of Casa 0101 Theater based in Boyle Heights, CA, along with Miguel Garcia, Producer of Casa 0101 Theater's Brown & Out Theater Festival announced that Casa 0101 Theater has been invited to participate in the 10th Annual International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival to be held in Dublin, Ireland from May 6 - 19, 2013. Check out photos from the plays below!

Six short plays, which were presented as part of Casa 0101 Theater's 2nd Annual Brown & Out Theater Festival last fall, will be performed at the 10th International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival. They are: "The Gay Ghost Whisperer" written by Josefina López; "The Foundation For a Better Gay Brown Life" and "Butch Juice" written by Miguel Garcia; "Miercoles Love Luna" written by Monica Palacios; "The Baby Cries" written by Mario J. Novoa and "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: The Untold Story" written by Natalie Camunas.

Produced by Miguel Garcia and directed by Martin Morales, actors performing in Dublin will include: Natalie Camunas, Nina Harada, Blanca Melchor, Martin Morales, MJ Silva, Andres Rey Solorzano, Cesar Solorzano and Carla Vega. Crew personnel making the trip to Dublin will include: Miguel Garcia, Producer; Martin Morales, Director; Sophia Sanchez, Associate Producer/Stage Manager; Ben Vargas, Stage Hand and Maura McGuinness, Technical Director.

Performances will be given in the James Joyce Centre on May 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, 2013. To learn more and to order tickets, please visit the website, www.gaytheatre.ie. To learn more about Casa 0101 Theater, visit www.casa0101.org.

PROGRAM/PLAY DESCRIPTIONS:

- "The Foundation For A Better Gay Brown Life" written by Miguel Garcia, featuring Nina Harada (as Dr. Valdez), MJ Silva (as Campaign Manager), Andres Rey Solorzano (as GayMex Announcer), Martin Morales (as Grand Master Cholo Guru), and Cesar Solorzano (as Gary the Glitterbomber). A play about a secret organization that helps LGBTQ Latinos and Latinas come out and accept themselves.

- "Miercoles Loves Luna" written by Monica Palacios, featuring Blanca Melchor (as Miercoles) and Natalie Camunas (as Luna). A romantic anniversary is interrupted by a jalapeño malfunction.

- "The Baby Cries" written by Mario J. Novoa, featuring Andres Rey Solorzano (as Marco), MJ Silva (as David), Carla Vega (as Mama), Martin Morales (as Papa). A play about two dads, (who are also partners) and their struggle with family.'

- "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: The Untold Story" written by Natalie Camunas, featuring Natalie Camunas (as Lucy), Cesar Solorzano (as Charlie Brown), Andres Rey Solorzano (as Linus), Blanca Melchor (as Sally), Nina Harada (as Marcie) and Carla Vega (as Peppermint Patty). A short play about when some things aren't always what they seem; actually sometimes they're exactly as they seem.

- "The Gay Ghost Whisperer" written by Josefina López, featuring Cesar Solorzano (as Gay Latino Ghost Whisperer), Martin Morales(as Partner), Andres Rey Solorzano (as Gay Latino Teen Ghost 1) and MJ Silva (as Gay Latino Teen Ghost 2). A play about a Gay Latino that talks to gay ghosts and helps them move on into the afterlife.

- "Butch Juice" written by Miguel Garcia, featuring Natalie Camunas (as April), Nina Harada (as the Butch Juice Announcer), Blanca Melchor (as Butch Max), Carla Vega (as Whorchata), Martin Morales (as Ensemble), Cesar Solorzano (as Ensemble), MJ Silva (as Ensemble) and Andres Rey Solorzano (as Ensemble). A play about loving yourself just the way you are with some help from friends along the way.

The 10th International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival, led by Founding Artistic Director, Brian Merriman, received over 90 submissions for this year's Festival. Casa 0101 Theater's Brown & Out Theater was one of 22 to be invited to perform. In the Dublin Gay Theatre Festival's nine year history to date, they have only have one Latin American play from Venezuela in the Festival, so Casa 0101 Theater's Brown & Out short plays will be really given Dubliners a smattering of Contemporary American Latino Queer Theater from various playwrights. The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival is a theatrical event held annually in Dublin, Republic of Ireland during the first two weeks of May. The tenth festival will be held from May 6 - 19, 2013 with 22 productions participating, staging over 200 individual performances and events. Over 70% of the festival's content comes from outside Ireland.

The Festival has included productions from countries as diverse as Poland, Germany, Zimbabwe, France, Spain, Australia, South Africa, Venezuela and Canada as well as strong representation from the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States. The 2013 Festival will see the 2000th performance of a Festival production since 2004. The mission of The Dublin Gay Theatre Festival is to provide theatrical and academic setting for the presentation of new and exciting works by gay authors, or works that have a gay character, theme, relevance or other input by a gay artist to promote visibility and recognition of gay people's contribution to the arts nationally and internationally.

The Festival was founded in 2004 in order to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Dublin-born writer, Oscar Wilde in his native city, and to encourage and develop concepts of gay theatre. The image of Oscar Wilde was first used as the official festival logo in 2006 and remains so today. This image is combined with that of the green carnation, which is a gay symbol associated with both Oscar Wilde and the theatre. The festival's patrons are Senator David Norris, writer Emma Donoghue and playwright Terrence McNally. To learn more and to order tickets, visit the website www.gaytheatre.ie.

Casa 0101 Theater was founded by Josefina López, author of "Real Women Have Curves," in 2000 to fulfill her vision of bringing art and live theatre programs to Boyle Heights, CA. From its humble beginnings in a former tiny bridal shop, Casa 0101 has established itself as a leading arts venue for Los Angeles' East Side, currently offering year round theatrical productions, an annual film festival and classes in dramatic writing and acting, production and performance/play development to youth and adults. Casa 0101 Theater is specifically dedicated to providing vital arts, cultural and educational programs in theatre, digital filmmaking, art and dance - to Boyle Heights, thereby nurturing the future storytellers of Los Angeles who will someday transform the world. To learn more, visit the website, www.casa0101.org.

Photo Credit: Ed Krieger

MJ Silva (David), Andres Rey Soloranzo (Marco), Miriam Peniche (Mama) and Martin Morales *Papa) in THE BABY CRIES by Mario J. Novoa

MJ Silva (Campaign Manager), Martin Morales (Grand Master Cholo Guru), Henry Alberto (Gary the 'Gaytino'/Glitterbomber), Andres Rey Soloranzo (GayMex Announcer) and Miriam Peniche (Dr. Valdez) in THE FOUNTAIN FOR A BETTER GAY BROWN LIFE by Miguel Garcia

Henry Alberto (Linus), Miriam Peniche (Marcie), Evelyn Lorena (Peppermint Patty), Andrew Villarreal (Charlie Brown), Blanca M. Melchor (Sally) and Natalie Camunas (Lucy) in A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING: THE UNTOLD STORY by Natalie Camunas

Martin Morales (Partner), Henry Alberto (Gay Latino Horse Whisperer) and Hector A. Garcia (Gay Latino Teen Ghost 1) in THE GAY GHOST WHISPERER by Josefina Lopez

Natalie Camunas (Luna) and Evelyn Lorena (Miercoles) in MIERCOLES LOVES LUNA by Monica Palacios