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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao at The Old Globe
Dates: 1/11/2025
📍 Theatre: The Old Globe
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The Old Globe presents the Powers New Voices Festival, showcasing new American play readings from January 10 to 12, 2025. One of the highlights is a rendition of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, adapted by Marco Antonio Rodriguez from Junot Díaz's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. It features Oscar, a Dominican college freshman, who seeks romance despite the curse that looms over his family, navigating the complexities of love with encouragement from his roommate Yunior. The festival also includes other fresh works and short plays promoting community voices from local playwrights.
Cast and Creative Team for The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao at The Old Globe
Cast
Brittany Allen
Ensemble
Lara Benusis
Ensemble
Ruby Dean Hays
Ensemble
Alexander Ameen
Ensemble
Steven Fletcher
Ensemble
Ahliyah Chambers
Ensemble
Amy Berryman
Ensemble
Marco Antonio Rodriguez
Ensemble
Tony Meneses
Ensemble
Julia Doolittle
Ensemble
Creative Team
Barry Edelstein
Artistic Director
Danielle Mages Amato
Director of New Plays and Dramaturgy
Jaki Bradley
Director
Eddie Torres
Director
Dámaso Rodriguez
Director
Andréa Agosto
Director
News About The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao at The Old Globe
The Old Globe to Present 12th Annual Powers New Voices Festival
December 11, 2024 The Old Globe will kick off 2025 with the Powers New Voices Festival, a three-day play reading event featuring 10 new plays by emerging and award-winning playwrights writing for the American theatre today, including new works by San Diegans. Learn how to attend.About the Theatre
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What shows are coming up next at The Old Globe?
Powers New Voices Festival (1/10/25-1/12/25)
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What shows have played recently at The Old Globe?
Loving Come (01/12/25-01/12/25)
Tell Them I'm Still Young (01/12/25-01/12/25)
Alien Girls (01/11/25-01/11/25)
Powers New Voices Festival (01/10/25-01/12/25)
Celebrating Community Voices (01/10/25-01/10/25)
As You Like It (10/29/24-11/24/24)
Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ (04/17/22-05/29/22)
The Gardens of Anuncia (09/10/21-10/17/21)
Hair (08/10/21-09/26/21)
Tell Them I'm Still Young (01/12/25-01/12/25)
Alien Girls (01/11/25-01/11/25)
Powers New Voices Festival (01/10/25-01/12/25)
Celebrating Community Voices (01/10/25-01/10/25)
As You Like It (10/29/24-11/24/24)
Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ (04/17/22-05/29/22)
The Gardens of Anuncia (09/10/21-10/17/21)
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