My Manana Comes

Opened: August 26, 2014
Closing: September 20, 2014

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Just beyond the elegant dining room of an Upper East Side restaurant, four busboys angle for shifts, pray for tips, and cling to dreams of life beyond their dingy back-of-house grind. Expertly juggling delicate entrees, fussy customers and beer-swilling line cooks, the young men face off with management and each other. As tensions reach a boiling point, how far will each of them go to see his own manana come?

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Photo Flash: Daniel McCoy's New Play PERFECT TEETH Comes to Theaterlab
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PERFECT TEETH & DICK PIX Begins Previews Tonight!
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by BWW News Desk - Jul 18, 2018


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Photo Flash: First Look At The New Play PERFECT TEETH at Theaterlab
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Photo Flash: First Look at L.A. Premiere of MY MANANA COMES at Fountain Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 14, 2016


Just beyond the elegant dining room of an Upper East Side restaurant, service workers angle for shifts, pray for tips and cling to dreams of life beyond their daily back-of-house grind. Armando Molina directs the Los Angeles premiere of My Mañana Comes by Elizabeth Irwin, opening April 16 at the Fountain Theatre in Hollywood.

MY MANANA COMES to Run 4/16-6/26 at Fountain Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 15, 2016


Just beyond the elegant dining room of an Upper East Side restaurant, service workers angle for shifts, pray for tips and cling to dreams of life beyond their daily back-of-house grind. Armando Molina directs the Los Angeles premiere of My Mañana Comes by Elizabeth Irwin, opening April 16 at the Fountain Theatre in Hollywood.

BWW Review: Reality Is Served in ArtsWest's MY MANANA COMES
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I do not enjoy watching scary movies because I cannot remove myself from the horror that is being screened before my eyes. I can, however, appreciate a well done scary movie when thrilling realism draws me in to a point of no return. That is how I felt when I saw ArtsWest's My Mañana Comes.

ArtsWest's MY MANANA COMES to Support Local Restaurant Worker's Recovery After Stabbing
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2015


On October 25th, around 6:30 p.m., Ramon Aspeitia was stabbed on his way home from work at his bus transfer in White Center. A hard-working and well-loved employee of both Shadowland and Ma'Ono, two restaurants in the Alaska Junction area of West Seattle, Ramon was brutally attacked by three assailants and is currently paralyzed from the waist down. ArtsWest is seeking to do its part to contribute to the recovery of their West Seattle neighbor.

Marin Theatre Company's MY MANANA COMES Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Oct 29, 2015


Marin Theatre Company continues its 49th Season with the Bay Area premiere of Elizabeth Irwin's My Mañana Comes. Four busboys at an upper west side Manhattan French restaurant learn the hard way when a slow summer season leads to harsh pay cuts, jeopardizing their plans, their dignity and their camaraderie.

ArtsWest to Stage Northwest Premiere of MY MANANA
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 22, 2015


Just beyond the elegant dining room of an Upper East Side restaurant, four busboys angle for shifts, pray for tips, and cling to dreams of life beyond their dingy back-of-house grind. Expertly juggling delicate entrees, fussy customers and beer-swilling line cooks, the young men face off with management and each other. As tensions reach a boiling point, how far will each of them go to see his own mañana come?

Photo Flash: MY MANANA COMES Opens Tonight at San Diego REP
by BWW News Desk - Oct 7, 2015


San Diego REPertory Theatre (San Diego REP) presents the West Coast Premiere of MY MANANA COMES by Elizabeth Irwin. Directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, the show opens tonight, Oct. 7, 2015 and runs through Oct. 25, 2015 in the Lyceum Space. BroadwayWorld has a look at the cast in action below!

Photo Flash: First Look at MY MANANA COMES at San Diego REP
by BWW News Desk - Oct 5, 2015


San Diego REPertory Theatre (San Diego REP) presents the West Coast Premiere of MY MANANA COMES by Elizabeth Irwin. Directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, previews began Oct. 1, 2015 for a Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 opening night. The production runs through Oct. 25, 2015 in the Lyceum Space. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

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