Latino International Theater Fest 'TeatroStageFest 2009' Returns To NYC 6/15-28
By: Gabrielle Sierra May. 22, 2009
New York City´s Premier Latino International Theater Festival is back.
June 15-28, 2009
3rd Exciting Year: 19 events, 23 performances, over 50 artists. A great celebration of groundbreaking local and international performances for all audiences.
TeatroStageFest 2009
expect the unexpected
Performed in Spanish with English super-titles.
Buy 2-show discount tickets and have fun networking at the exclusive
TeatroStageLounge!
Third Wing (Tercer Cuerpo)
by Teatro Timbre 4 (Argentina)
The lives of five eccentric co-workers who want to find love but don't know how, crisscross in the third wing of an office that seems as out of reach as the characters who practically live in it. A tragicomedy on the absurdity of every day life.
by Teatro en el Blanco (Chile)
Christmas Eve, 2014. Chile, Peru and Bolivia are at war. A young Chilean soldier gets a 24 hour leave to celebrate the Holiday with his pregnant twin sisters who are determined to convince him to act on their opposing views of the war. Will the brother defect or return to battle? Find out in this side-splitting political comedy.
Performed in English and Spanglish.
Buy 2-show discount tickets and have fun networking at the exclusive TeatroStageLounge!
Bring your ticket stub to any Andrés López show and get $5 off!Long Island Ice Latina
by Marga Gomez (New York/Puerto Rico/Cuba)
GLAAD-Award winner Marga Gomez pours a long tall drink of cultural confusion in her acclaimed new show about her awkward adolescence in Massapequa, Long Island. Mixing theatrical physicality and stand-up comedy, Gómez delivers an intoxicating manifesto for Latinos who can't speak Spanish, suck at Salsa, and suffer from Blonditis. Pardon My Spanglish ¡Porque Because!
by Bill Santiago (New York/Puerto Rico)
Bill Santiago brings to the stage his irreverent examination of Latino life in the U.S.A., fusing Spanish and English into "The New American Language": Spanglish. A hilarious take on bi-culturalism, the misconceptions and realities of being Hispanic in Los United States.
by Andrés López (Colombia)
Don't miss the acclaimed show that launched Andrés López to stardom, the comedian who redefined Colombian stand-up with his hilarious take on the functional disfunctionalities of multigenerational families. López celebrates the 1,000th performance of his hit show by incorporating fresh material that is sure to raise the bar of this comedy classic! Performed in Spanish.
Me Pido la Ventana Con Frutica Picada
by Andrés López (Colombia)
Andrés López takes us on a new laugh-out-loud irreverent journey through the stages of life. In this new version of the original "Me Pido la Ventana", López introduces us to his outlandish view of daily madness, seen from the safe distance of a window seat. In Spanish.
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Open Sesame! (Ábrete Sésamo!)
by Caleidoscopio Teatro (Spain)
A little boy has the adventure of a lifetime on his birthday when he is suddenly swept into a magical universe that springs forth from the pages of a book. A whimsical production with interactive large-format-puppets in black-light by Spain's leading children's theater company.
Dancin' in Da Bronx!
by Pregones Theater (New York)
Bronx-based, award-winning Pregones Theater features a series of pioneering and up-and-coming choreographers-in-performance tearing up the dance floor with their signature styles.
Intimate Concerts
TeatroStageFest's Opening Night Celebration
Presents
Broadway´s R.Evolución Latina
(New York)
R.Evolución Latina celebrates the third edition of TeatroStageFest with an Intimate Concert that spotlights center-stage a line-up of Broadway's most talented Latino performers for a one-time evening of show tunes and close-to-home baladas. SOLD OUT!
Tango has never sizzled as hot as in this premiereof GlamourTango Quintet under the Musical Direction of Polly Ferman, Uruguay's leading pianist, and starring María Volonté, Latin Grammy Nominated vocalist extraordinaire, and renowned bandoneón player Eleonora Ferreyra, flown in from Buenos Aires for this tribute to the many contributions made by women to Tango. Plus...
Free Artist Panels
Ground Breaking Teatro from Chile and Argentina
Aragón-Spain at TeatroStageFest
R.Evolución Latina at TeatroStageFest
Broadway Dance Workshop for High School Students
by R.Evolución Latina
Towards a Theater of the Essence
by Caleidoscopio Teatro
Cuban Theater: From Its Origins to the Present
by the Cuban Cultural Center of New York
Young Playwrights Latino Challenge Awards
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Long Island Awards - Live Stats
Best Musical - Top 3
1.
INTO THE WOODS (Post Theatre Company)
8.5% of votes
2.
FOOTLOOSE (John W. Engeman Theater)
7.9% of votes
3.
HAIRSPRAY (Five Towns College Performing Arts Center)
7.4% of votes
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