Teatro Salon Stages New Works by San Antonio Playwrights and Teatristas

Now in its fifth installment, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center is proud to present the 2018 edition of Teatro Salon: A Showcase of New Workswhich will present three solo performances and three ensemble pieces with a special youth night performance. Audiences will enjoy three evenings of Teatro as well as post-show discussions with the artists involved. The 3-day showcase is curated by Tex-Mex writer and teatrista Marisela Barrera.

"Teatro is play-making with conciencia: theatrical performance aware of and connected to its community," says Barrera. "Not all plays written or directed by Latinos are teatro. The messages over these two nights of teatro resonate cross-culturally because teatro is American theater. The first night is 'Puro Solos' demonstrating the depth of solo performance in San Antonio. The second night is 'Teatro del Pueblo' showcasing local stories adapted for the stage. Both nights feature local teatristas creating compelling performance you do not want to miss."

Grupo Animo
Thursday | July 26, 2018 | 7PM
$5 General Admission (pay at the door)
Grupo Animo, the Guadalupe's resident youth theatre program, will present teatro from their unique youth perspective. Under the direction of veteran San Antonio teatrista, Maria A. Ibarra, the youth ensemble will present work that resonates with their lives, their peers' lives and their families and neighbors. Through a process of devised theatre making, students strengthen their fundamental theatre arts skills while being active voices for their communities.

Teatro Salon: Puro Solos
Friday | July 27, 2018 | 8PM
Tickets: $10 General Admission

Holly Nañes
Sofia the Clown
Come take a walk with Sofia the Clown, she'll make you laugh, make you cry, and you just might see the world from totally new perspective.

Alison Vasquez
Buckle For Your Dust Hermanito
This solo performance is a memory collage of Tejano pride, love, loss, and the Vietnam War.

Jade Esteban Estrada
A Sign from the Taco Gods
Minimalist newbie Jade Esteban Estrada recounts a shorter, faster, funnier story of his life wading through late 20th century identity politics under the influence of homophobia, assimilation and the stupefying effects of talent privilege. With original music, comedy and dance, Estrada searches the world for enlightenment and so-called authenticity only to discover that his grandmother's consejos were all he ever needed to combat the deafening march of Trumpism and technology.

Teatro Salon: Teatro del Pueblo
Saturday | July 28, 2018 | 8PM
Tickets: $10 General Admission

River City Stories
Written by Mellissa Marlowe
The Almost Completely True Memoir of a San Antonio Girl. All names changed to protect scandalous identities. Casbeer's, Los Padrinos. The ol' Mirador, Tacoland and Earl Abel's. You 'member! Late nights, San Anto blues, greasy-cheesy enchiladas. Loud and proud drag queens mixing with Keep San Anto Metal. 80s. Good-times relived in an original and almost-true play: River City Stories written, designed and directed by Mellissa Marlowe.

Better Butter
Clint Taylor and company bring you a collection of original non-illusory short plays written and performed by an ensemble of artists who do not create stories but rather tell the stories that are creating them. Our purpose is to strengthen human connection and build community by directly sharing our experiences with our audiences.

FIRE Collaborative
Always & Forever is a collection of True love stories from the barrio's of San Antonio. (Bob & Oralia: Long Distance Lovers) Two pen pals who found a connection, years go by until their lives take a turn of fate. (Henry & Olga: Ice Cream Dreams) One humble mans creative idea lands him a date with destiny, well her name turned out to be Olga but, their relationship stayed as solid as that one lost Popsicle in the back of the freezer. Arranged & Produced by Diana B. Herrera, Written by Rich YR & Eraina Seri Porras. FIRE collaborative is a performing ensemble producing all original work. By networking with other eclectic artists coming from any age or experience, we strive to cultivate avant-garde and traditional forms of theatre for the San Antonio community. Cast : Keli Rosa Cabunoc, Eraina Seri Porras, Denisse Ibarra, Julio Sepulveda, & Rich YR

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