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Teatro Vivo presents Aye, No! By Liz Coronado Castillo
Teatro Vivo presents the Austin premiere of Aye, No! one abuelita, two tías, and three fairy drag queens a bilingual comedy written by Liz Coronado Castillo and directed by Ricky Ramon Performances are November 6 – 23, 2014 Thurs…
Read MoreAustin Latino New Play Festival Spotlight: Dramaturge Brianna Figueroa
Brianna Figueroa was the dramaturge for Luchadora, which debuted on May 9, 2014, at the Mexican American Cultural Center in downtown Austin. After the show, I caught up with Brianna to ask her some questions about theatre, her job…
Read MoreDing, ding, ding! Luchadora in the Ring!
Luchadora, written by Alvaro Saar Rios, was the second play to be debuted at the Austin Latino New Play Festival during mid-May. Luchadora opens with a scene between a grandmother, Lupita, and her granddaughter having a conversation and eventually discussing…
Read MoreAustin Latino New Play Festival Spotlight: Director Emily Aguilar-Thomas
Emily Aguilar-Thomas was the director for Cielito Lindo and is a Master’s of Fine Arts Candidate (MFA) in Drama and Theatre for Youth and Communities at the University of Texas at Austin. Her expected completion is May 2015. After the…
Read MoreSky’s the Limit: A Look At Cielito Lindo
Cielito Lindo, written by Stephany Cavazos, debuted at the Austin Latino New Play Festival on May 8, 2014. Cielito Lindo follows the story of Florencia “Sky,” a Latina schoolgirl growing up in Texas during the mid to late 20th Century….
Read MoreALNPF 2014 Spotlight: Stephany Cavazos
By: Nikki Dulay With the fourth annual Austin Latino New Play Festival happening in just a few days, we wanted to spotlight one of the playwrights, third year theatre and dance major at The University of Texas at Austin Stephany…
Read MoreWhat is Teatro Vivo?
By Monica Rodriguez Culture, arts, and heritage make us who we are. Teatro Vivo brings these things to life. Driven by the power of theater, Teatro Vivo is focused on raising cultural awareness. Since its opening in 2000, Teatro Vivo…
Read MoreTeatro Vivo presents our fourth annual Austin Latino New Play Festival!
By Katherine Fan Teatro Vivo is excited to be presenting the fourth annual Austin Latino New Play Festival (ALNPF), in collaboration with ScriptWorks, from May 8 -10 at 8 p.m. at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center. A…
Read MoreFamilia Feature: Pulga Time Machine’s Minerva Villa
Post by: Katherine Fan For the final week of “Pulga Time Machine”, we interviewed Teatro Vivo’s very own Selena – actress Minerva Villa! Villa stars in “Pulga Time Machine” as the famous Tejano singer, in addition to sassy Karla, outspoken…
Read MoreSelena: Tejano’s Most Beloved Singer
“If you have a dream, don’t let anybody take it away and always believe that the impossible is possible.” –Selena By: Dinah Lee Medrano She was referred to as the “Queen of Tejano,” The “Mexican Madonna;” Selena Quintanilla-Perez was more…
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