Yessenia Rivas
Latest News on Yessenia Rivas:
LA GOTA FRIA: THE COLD SWEAT Announced At The Players Theater (Feb 7, 2025)
World Premiere of Tina Howe's Final Play WHERE WOMEN GO to be Presented at at HERE Mainstage in February (Jan 22, 2024)
Playful Substance Presents the World Premiere of CANARY by Donald Wollner (Nov 29, 2023)
LA GOTA FRIA: THE COLD SWEAT Announced At The Players Theater (Feb 7, 2025)
World Premiere of Tina Howe's Final Play WHERE WOMEN GO to be Presented at at HERE Mainstage in February (Jan 22, 2024)
Playful Substance Presents the World Premiere of CANARY by Donald Wollner (Nov 29, 2023)
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LA GOTA FRIA: THE COLD SWEAT Announced At The Players Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 7, 2025
ANNA CAPUNAY and BILL MCDONALD, in association with Anna Marcus-Hecht, have announced the Off-Broadway engagement of Anna Capunay's LA GOTA FRIA: The Cold Sweat, directed by Gregory Lipson.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 7, 2025
ANNA CAPUNAY and BILL MCDONALD, in association with Anna Marcus-Hecht, have announced the Off-Broadway engagement of Anna Capunay's LA GOTA FRIA: The Cold Sweat, directed by Gregory Lipson.
World Premiere of Tina Howe's Final Play WHERE WOMEN GO to be Presented at at HERE Mainstage in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2024
The Tent Theater Company, in association with Concord Theatricals, will present the premiere production of Tina Howe’s final play, Where Women Go, running February 9-25 at HERE Mainstage.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2024
The Tent Theater Company, in association with Concord Theatricals, will present the premiere production of Tina Howe’s final play, Where Women Go, running February 9-25 at HERE Mainstage.
Playful Substance Presents the World Premiere of CANARY by Donald Wollner
by Stephi Wild - Nov 29, 2023
Canary by Donald Wollner will be the first full production mounted by Playful Substance since Raphael Perahia's oddly prophetic Shelter in Place in the fall of 2019.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 29, 2023
Canary by Donald Wollner will be the first full production mounted by Playful Substance since Raphael Perahia's oddly prophetic Shelter in Place in the fall of 2019.
Desi Moreno-Penson's EL BACALAO: THE CATFISH MAN to Recieve Two Staged Readings at The Flea
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 8, 2023
There will be two workshop readings for EL BACALAO: The Catfish Man, a new, full-length play written by Latina playwright Desi Moreno-Penson. The readings will be directed by SDC Director KM Jones and will feature the acting talents of Jose Febus, Michael Tyler Jennings, Laura E. Johnston (Stage Directions), Desi Moreno-Penson, Susanne Pinedo, Yessenia Rivas, Kathy Tejada, and Fidel Vicioso.
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 8, 2023
There will be two workshop readings for EL BACALAO: The Catfish Man, a new, full-length play written by Latina playwright Desi Moreno-Penson. The readings will be directed by SDC Director KM Jones and will feature the acting talents of Jose Febus, Michael Tyler Jennings, Laura E. Johnston (Stage Directions), Desi Moreno-Penson, Susanne Pinedo, Yessenia Rivas, Kathy Tejada, and Fidel Vicioso.
DEAD WIVES DANCE THE MAMBO to be Presented as Part of the Chain Theatre One Act Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 7, 2021
DEAD WIVES DANCE THE MAMBO, a short play by Latina playwright, Desi Moreno-Penson, will be featured as part of the Chain Theatre One Act Festival that will run July 23rd -August 14th at the Chain Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10018.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 7, 2021
DEAD WIVES DANCE THE MAMBO, a short play by Latina playwright, Desi Moreno-Penson, will be featured as part of the Chain Theatre One Act Festival that will run July 23rd -August 14th at the Chain Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10018.
Planet Connections Winter Zoom Fest Presents, LIP SERVICE: Life, Art, And Tokenism
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 18, 2020
Planet Winter Zoom Fest presents, 'LIP SERVICE: Life, Art, and Tokenism.' A monologue and short plays that explore the bare minimum of inclusion.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 18, 2020
Planet Winter Zoom Fest presents, 'LIP SERVICE: Life, Art, and Tokenism.' A monologue and short plays that explore the bare minimum of inclusion.
Casting Announced For THE POINTE at Theatre Row
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2019
Casting has been announced for the upcoming Theatre Row premiere of The Pointe, a new work by Craig Donnelly. Kate London will take on the role of Madeline Davis, the legendary ballerina tasked with choreographing for a young dancers' summer intensive. Rounding out the cast are Blair Ely (Brooklyn Matthews), Fiona Huber (Raina Goldberg), Sabrina Karlin (Haley Edwards) and Yessenia Rivas (Jasmine Guerrero).
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2019
Casting has been announced for the upcoming Theatre Row premiere of The Pointe, a new work by Craig Donnelly. Kate London will take on the role of Madeline Davis, the legendary ballerina tasked with choreographing for a young dancers' summer intensive. Rounding out the cast are Blair Ely (Brooklyn Matthews), Fiona Huber (Raina Goldberg), Sabrina Karlin (Haley Edwards) and Yessenia Rivas (Jasmine Guerrero).
Corkscrew Theater Festival Launches Workshop Series CORKSCREW DOWNSTAIRS
by Julie Musbach - Jun 20, 2019
Corkscrew Theater Festival, which runs July 10-August 3, inaugurates its Corkscrew Downstairs series of workshop productions this summer in the lower level theater at the Paradise Factory (64 East 4th Street, Manhattan). The four projects all take classic texts as a starting point, including A Doll's House, Twelfth Night, the poetry of Walt Whitman, and Leslie Feinberg's 1993 novel Stone Butch Blues. The Downstairs series shares one team of designers -Dan Daly (sets), Christina Tang (lights), and Cinthia Chen (props)-and one flexible repertory set, deepening the festival's focus on exploring collaboration in different forms.
by Julie Musbach - Jun 20, 2019
Corkscrew Theater Festival, which runs July 10-August 3, inaugurates its Corkscrew Downstairs series of workshop productions this summer in the lower level theater at the Paradise Factory (64 East 4th Street, Manhattan). The four projects all take classic texts as a starting point, including A Doll's House, Twelfth Night, the poetry of Walt Whitman, and Leslie Feinberg's 1993 novel Stone Butch Blues. The Downstairs series shares one team of designers -Dan Daly (sets), Christina Tang (lights), and Cinthia Chen (props)-and one flexible repertory set, deepening the festival's focus on exploring collaboration in different forms.
DOG SEES GOD at Exit II Theater Company this September
by Rebecca Russo - Sep 1, 2018
Exit II Theater Company, a rising Theater Company based in Brooklyn, New York, is excited to present a brand new production of the contemporary comedy Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead by Bert V. Royal this fall at the Actors Fund Arts Center.
by Rebecca Russo - Sep 1, 2018
Exit II Theater Company, a rising Theater Company based in Brooklyn, New York, is excited to present a brand new production of the contemporary comedy Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead by Bert V. Royal this fall at the Actors Fund Arts Center.
The Cast Of The Theatre East 5X5 Drama Series Makes Its Way Across NYC
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2018
The 5X5 Drama Series was founded in 2016 to bring great new plays beyond the footlights and into nontraditional spaces like breweries, rooftops, and taverns to provide an immersive and unique audience experience. The 90-minute program consists of 5 short plays performed by 5 casts and is performed in all 5 boroughs. Fulfilling one of our core beliefs to make theatre more accessible to all, 5X5 brings the stage directly to the people in the spaces where they gather, learn and relax. Best of all, tickets are available on a suggested donation basis. Seating is very limited. For reservations and performance times, visit www.theatreeast.org.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2018
The 5X5 Drama Series was founded in 2016 to bring great new plays beyond the footlights and into nontraditional spaces like breweries, rooftops, and taverns to provide an immersive and unique audience experience. The 90-minute program consists of 5 short plays performed by 5 casts and is performed in all 5 boroughs. Fulfilling one of our core beliefs to make theatre more accessible to all, 5X5 brings the stage directly to the people in the spaces where they gather, learn and relax. Best of all, tickets are available on a suggested donation basis. Seating is very limited. For reservations and performance times, visit www.theatreeast.org.
Theatre for the New City Presents SUBWAY STORY (A SHOOTING)
by Stephi Wild - Jan 17, 2018
Innumerable American children and teens are exposed to gun violence at home, in school, in their communities and in the media. In 'Subway Story (A Shooting),' playwright/director William Electric Black means to elucidate the pressures that drive the epidemic in young people. The piece is the final installment of his five-play GUNPLAYS Series, which has dramatized the epidemic of gun violence using differing approaches and theatrical styles. Theater for the New City, which has presented the entire series, will mount 'Subway Story (A Shooting),' its final installment, February 22 to March 18 in its Community Theater.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 17, 2018
Innumerable American children and teens are exposed to gun violence at home, in school, in their communities and in the media. In 'Subway Story (A Shooting),' playwright/director William Electric Black means to elucidate the pressures that drive the epidemic in young people. The piece is the final installment of his five-play GUNPLAYS Series, which has dramatized the epidemic of gun violence using differing approaches and theatrical styles. Theater for the New City, which has presented the entire series, will mount 'Subway Story (A Shooting),' its final installment, February 22 to March 18 in its Community Theater.
Photo Flash: DOUBT and THE LODGER Continue ASDS Rep Season
by BWW News Desk - Apr 13, 2017
The Actors Studio Drama School 2017 Repertory Season opened Week 3 of its seven-week series of exciting and challenging theatre with Doubt, A Parable by John Patrick Shanley and The Lodger by Joan Schenkar. Scroll down for photos of the actors in action!
by BWW News Desk - Apr 13, 2017
The Actors Studio Drama School 2017 Repertory Season opened Week 3 of its seven-week series of exciting and challenging theatre with Doubt, A Parable by John Patrick Shanley and The Lodger by Joan Schenkar. Scroll down for photos of the actors in action!
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