Bobby Plasencia News

The Tent Theater Company has announced casting for the company’s winter mini repertory season, which comprises of its third and fourth full productions. Learn more here!

Shakespeare Theatre Company will present Henrik Ibsen’s “The Wild Duck,” adapted by David Eldridge and directed by STC Artistic Director Simon Godwin, in association with Theatre for a New Audience. The production runs at STC’s Klein Theatre in Washington, D.C., from October 18 through November 16. 

The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors revealed the theater nominees for their 50th anniversary HOLA Awards. Learn more about the nominees and see the full list here!

Shakespeare Theatre Company has revealed the cast for Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck, produced in association with Theatre for a New Audience. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

The La Paloma Prisoner Project is Raquel Almaƶán’s theatre initiative about the reclamation of identity by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women, and sharing those stories through workshops, advocacy and community partnerships.

Get a first look at Two River Theater's production of American Mariachi written by José Cruz González, directed by James Vásquez, and arrangements by Cynthia Reifler Flores which runs through October 20, 2024

Two River Theater is now presenting American Mariachi.  This production has it all. It is a heartfelt story with plenty of humor and marvelous music.

Performances for AMERICAN MARIACHI, written by José Cruz González, will begin this weekend at Two River Theater, showcasing a story of family, love, and tradition. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Two River Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for American Mariachi. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Beginning July 17, Malvern-based theatre People’s Light (39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, PA 19355) concludes its 49th season with the regional premiere presentation of Somewhere Over the Border by Emmy Award-nominated playwright, actor, and composer Brian Quijada. See photos from the production. 

Brian Quijada's new musical balances heavy subject matter, light comedy and magic-realist whimsy with a rhythmic score.

Alabama Shakespeare Festival presents American Mariachi by José Cruz González, through Aug. 21, 2022, on the Festival Stage.

AMERICAN MARIACHI is an enchanting celebration of female empowerment and mariachi music.

Goodman Theatre has announced casting for two upcoming Chicago premiere productions in its 2019/2020 Season. Jocelyn Bioh's School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play comes to the Goodman following its acclaimed off-Broadway engagement in a new production directed by Lili-Anne Brown (Lottery Day); and American Mariachi, directed by Goodman Resident Artistic Associate Henry Godinez in a co-production with Dallas Theater Center, featuring live mariachi music on stage. School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play appears March 7 - April 12, 2020; tickets ($20-$70) are on sale now. American Mariachi appears April 25 - May 31; tickets ($20-$70) go on sale February 28 at 10am. Both productions appear in the 856-seat Albert Theatre. For tickets, visit GoodmanTheatre.org, call 312.443.3800 or purchase at the Goodman Theatre box office (170 N. Dearborn).

AMERICAN MARIACHI, currently playing at the Old Globe, is a brightly engaging and sentimental play that tugs at your heartstrings.  It manages to be both intensely personal and universal as it explores the power of music and memory, family, and circumventing traditional norms through humor and music.

Spending her days caring for her ailing mother, Lucha yearns to break her monotonous routine. Here's a wild idea: an all-girl mariachi band! But it's the 1970s, and girls can't be mariachis...or can they? As Lucha and her spunky cousin hunt for bandmates, dodge disapproving relatives, and bring Mom along for the ride, they wonder: will the band come together? American Mariachi is a heartwarming and hilarious world premiere comedy about family, progress, and the freedom to dream big that will send your heart soaring and put a bounce in your step with a wave of vibrant, infectious live music.

Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents AMERICAN MARIACHI, a new play written by Jose Cruz Gonzalez. AMERICAN MARIACHI tells the story of a group of daring young women in the 1970s who break tradition to form an all-female Mariachi band. Both humorous and touching, The World Premiere of AMERICAN MARIACHI opened at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts on January 26th, and will run through February 25th.

Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents the World Premiere of AMERICAN MARIACHI, written by Jose Cruz Gonzalez. AMERICAN MARIACHI tells the story of a group of young women in the 1970s who break tradition to form an all-female Mariachi band. AMERICAN MARIACHI opened on January 26th and will run through February 25th.

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) and The Old Globe are proud to announce full casting and creative team for the World Premiere production of American Mariachi, directed by James V squez.