Photo Flash: Miracle Theatre Goup's VIVA LA REVOLUCION

Miracle Thetare Group presents ¡VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN! - A Celebration of the Day of the Dead, Oct. 20-Nov. 13, 2011. $15 - $30; discounts for students, seniors, groups of 15+ and advance purchases Tickets can be purchased from www.milagro.org or 503-236-7253.

Every fall, the dead are commemorated in Portland's longest-running Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration. This year, we honor las adelitas, the women who bravely planted themselves in the line of fire in support of the Mexican revolutionaries. Through music and dance, we share a story of those who fight fearlessly for liberty - both a hundred years ago and still today.

Olga Sanchez is the Artistic Director of Miracle MainStage. Last season she directed Boomcracklefly and ¡Viva Don Juan!, Miracle's 2010 Day of the Dead celebration. Favorite directorial projects for Miracle Theatre Group include: García Lorca's Bodas de sangre (in the original Spanish), Nilo Cruz's Lorca in a Green Dress (Drammy Award, Excellence in Direction), Dañel Malan's Frida, un retablo, the premieres of Joann Farías' The Road to Xibalbá, Rubén Sierra's When the Blues Chase Up a Rabbit and Quiara Alegría Hudes' The Adventures of Barrio Grrrl!. She is a founding member of Los Porteños writers group, and her work was most recently published by Electrik Milk Bath Press. She holds a BA in Theatre from Hunter College, CUNY, and a Masters in Human Development from Pacific Oaks College NW, with specialization in Bicultural Development.

Miracle Theatre Group's 2011-2012 season is sponsored in part by Meyer Memorial Trust, The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, The Kinsman Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Oregon Arts Commission, Regional Arts & Culture Council and Work for Art, El Centinela, and El Hispanic News.

The restaurant sponsor for the opening night of this production is La Calaca Comelona.

The Miracle Theatre Group has been dedicated to bringing the vibrancy of Latino theatre to the Northwest community and beyond for more than 25 years. In addition to its national tours, Miracle provides a home for Spanish and Latin American arts and culture at El Centro Milagro, where it enriches the local community with a variety of community outreach projects and educational programs designed to share the diversity of Latino culture. For more information about the Miracle Theatre Group, visit www.milagro.org or call 503-236-7253 .

Photo Credit: Russell Young