Roberto Araujo to Star in DO YOU DREAM IN SPANISH? at Fresh Fruit Festival

Roberto Araujoto will star in his show DO YOU DREAM IN SPANISH?, with additional material by Michael Perrie Jr., at the Fresh Fruit Festival, opening July 17, 2017 at 9pm at the Wild Project Theatre, 195 E 3rd St, New York, NY 10009.

Roberto Araujo is a photographer, singer, gay man, actor, New Yorker, dancer, and immigrant - but the one question he hears more than anything is, "Do you dream in Spanish?". Come along with him as he takes you on a unique journey through his life, with music, dance, and photography.

A multimodal experience, Do You Dream In Spanish? features the music of Loesser, Lutvak, Gershwin and original songs by Michael Perrie Jr. and Araujo, alongside his photographic body of work. While his photography is an exploration of the male physique, this performance explores his personal search for identity; immigration, love, family, racism, acceptance and belonging.

The show is under the direction of Lacy Reily (Wild Imagination, An Unexpected Thing Happens), musical direction by Joshua Stephen Kartes (Broadway Sessions, Living La Vida Grande), with choreography by Lori Leshner (Singin' in the Rain, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes).

For tickets visit: www.freshfruitfestival.com. To support the show, visit www.gofundme.com/doyoudreaminspanish.

Roberto started his career in his hometown of Mexico City working on shows such as Rent, Guys & Dolls, Cats and touring extensively with the Disney Special Events Group in Latin America. His voice was featured as the singing voice of Joseph in the Dreamworks' animated feature Joseph: King of Dreams.

Since relocating to New York City in 2000, Roberto has worked on the development of several new musicals, including Street Lights at the New York Musical Theatre Festival and Go West directed by Jamie King. In addition to musicals, he received critical acclaim in the play Jackson Heights 3am. Roberto has also appeared in concert alongside Broadway stars including Tom Wopat, Carol Woods and Bianca Marroquin.

His regional theatre credits include Juan in Altar Boyz at The Palace Theatre; Ritchie Valens in Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story at Sierra Repertory Theatre; Padamadan/Nikos in Legally Blonde at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse; Thalia/Young Danny in Xanadu, The Musical at ZACH Theatre. His performance in Xanadu, The Musical earned him a B. Payne Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Musical. He returned to ZACH Theatre in Evita and the international smash hit Les Miserables as Thenardier. Most recently he played Pepe in West Side Story at Theatre By The Sea and North Shore Music Theatre, under the direction of Bob Richard and Diane Laurenson.

Roberto originated the role of Julius Hyman for the new musical Rachel in NYC. His work was recognized with the Fresh Fruit Festival 2015 Outstanding Featured Performer Award.

Roberto was most recently seen in Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights under the direction of Luis Salgado at Axelrod Theatre in New Jersey and at GALA Theatre in the Spanish language US Premiere of the show.

Roberto is also an accomplished photographer. His work has been featured in Playbill.com, ANIMIZE Magazine, and Beautiful Magazine. His work has commanded two solo exhibits in NYC and included as part of The Body Collection for The Exposure Award Exhibit at The Louvre.

Fresh Fruit Festival was the creation of two long established LGBT community arts groups:

New Village Productions, established in 1989, had produced ten LGBT short play Festivals including an international short play Festival in conjunction with the Vineyard Theater and Gay Games 1994. New Village Productions was committed to diversity and the celebration of difference, both in selection of material and by inclusion of disabled and minority artists.

All Out Arts' mission fulfillment is constantly evolving. To this end we produce All Out Music (which has given rise to the Out Music collective of LGBT musicians and Composers) and All Out Youth - our fledgling performance-art program for at-risk LGBT youth. We maintain a drop-in, stress-free environment for creative people to test new ideas titled Creative Industries Network. Throughout, our motto remains Fighting Prejudice Through The Arts.