Photo Flash: Miracle Theatre Presents ENTRE VILLA Y UNA MUJER DESNUDA

In this modern, romantic comedy, Gina wants more out of her casual relationship with Adrian, a liberal intellectual who's in it only for some good sex. Adrian shies away from any form of commitment - that is, until Gina takes up with a younger, more sensitive lover. That's when the spirit of Mexico's most famous revolutionary rides again, appearing as Adrian's macho conscience ready to do anything to win this battle of the sexes. The premiere production earned seven awards from the Mexican Critics Association in 1994, including "Best New Play of the Year" and was eventually made into an award-winning film.

CAST
Nurys Herrera ... Gina
Enrique E. Andrade ... Adrián
Nelda Reyes ... Andrea
Alberto Romero ... Ismael
Vicente Guzmán-Orozco ... Pancho Villa
Yolanda Porter ... Mama de Villa

PRODUCTION TEAM
Juan Carlos Vives ... Guest Director
Mina Kinukawa ... Scenic Designer
Jeff Woods ... Lighting Designer
Gerardo Calderón ... Sound Designer
Marychris Mass ... Costume Designer
John Armour ... Prop Master
Sam Zackheim ... Projectionist
Rebecca Lewis ... Master Carpenter
Christina Lydy Mills ... Literary Intern
Ann Singer ... Sound Technician
Sylvia Malán and Sarah Hinds ... House Managers
Alejandro Ceballos ... Artcard Artist
Olga Sanchez ... Artistic Director, Miracle MainStage and Bellas Artes
José E. González ... Executive Director
Alyssa Essman ... Stage Manager
Nana Nash ... Project Assistant

ABOUT THE GUEST DIRECTOR
Juan Carlos Vives is a graduate of Centro Universitario de Teatro and since then has been very active all around the capital city's stages as well as across the country and around the world, including venues in Toronto, Quebec, Miami, Cadiz, La Paz, Guayaquil, Azul and Buenos Aires.

In addition to his career as a film and stage actor, he has directed his own work: Un Alacrán (por las que van de arena), Un Pañuelo el Mundo es, En la Quincena, Julio César...; Autocensura, Gallina Vieja, Dicen...; co-directed improv shows I, II, III, IV, V y VI Copa Improvisadores, Va De Reto; as well as written and acted in one-man shows Los Peligros de Afuera, La Lengua de Cervantes, El Yo-yo and Más Vale Sólo que Skywalker. He has choreographed and created stage movement for works such as Franky, una historia de terror, Hecho a Mano, La Risa Extraviada, Las Tremendas Aventuras de la Capitana Gazpacho, Geografía (o a qué mirar las estrellas, Triste Golondrina Macho, Trattaría D'Improvizzo, Como te Guste, Opus Sí, among others.

Vives has danced with the group Utopía Danza-Teatro. He has been an instructor at the Centro Universitario de Teatro (CUT) and at Artes Escénicas Argos (CasAzul). He has offered specialized workshops in both stand-up comedy and theater improvisation.

He also founded the group Pastegé Stand-up Comedy a la Mexicana of Teatro del Farfullero in the Liga Mexicana de Improvisación, as well as Búho Grande Teatro. He was the recipient of the Gerardo Mancebo del Castillo National Young Playwright's Award in 2002, awarded by the Centro Cultural Helénico for his work "Un Pañuelo el Mundo Es", published by Fondo Editorial Tierra Adentro.

His visit to Portland to participate in this production is made possible by a Grant from the Consulate of Mexico in Portland. For more information about Juan Carlos Vives, visit http://juancarlosvives.wordpress.com.

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Sabina Berman is Mexico's most commercially successful and critically acclaimed playwright. She has won the Mexican National Theatre Prize an unprecedented four times and has written film scripts, poetry, prose and journalism in addition to her work for the stage. Her collection of interviews with Mexican women in positions of power, Mujeres y poder, won the 2000 National Journalism Award. She recently wrote director Jorge Fons' new movie about the murders on the border of Juarez, and the adaptation of "The History of Love" for director Alfonso Cuarón.

ABOUT THE SPONSORS
This production is made possible with the assistance from the Consulate of Mexico in Portland.

Miracle Theatre Group's 2009-2010 season is made possible with the support of the Oregon Arts Commission, Theatre Communications Group, Regional Arts & Culture Council/Work for Art, National Endowment for the Arts, James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, Juan Young Trust, Josie Mendoza & Hugh Mackworth, Shubert Foundation, Templeton Foundation, Target, Oregon Department of Human Services, JP Morgan Chase, U.S. Bank, Ventura Group, Carpenter Foundation, Urban Robotics, Jackson Foundation, Kelly Family Fund, Multnomah County Cultural Coalition, the PRIDE Foundation, The Boeing Company and El Hispanic News.

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

ABOUT MIRACLE THEATRE GROUP
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: Faith Cathcart

Vicente Guzmán-Orozco, Enrique E. Andrade and Nurys Herrera

Vicente Guzmán-Orozco, Enrique E. Andrade and Nurys Herrera

Vicente Guzmán-Orozco, Enrique E. Andrade and Nurys Herrera

Vicente Guzmán-Orozco, Enrique E. Andrade and Nurys Herrera