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Last updated August 26, 2022

Before you come to any of our live events, please read these policies and be sure that you are comfortable with them.

If, for any reason, you are not comfortable with our policies for live events, we encourage you to continue to enjoy our virtual programming and on demand performances.

Note: These policies may change as the pandemic and government guidelines evolve. In addition, we may have to cancel performances if a company member becomes ill or if the pandemic worsens in our area. Please make sure that you are signed up for our email newsletter and are following us on social media so we can keep you informed.

Vaccines

• Vaccinations are strongly recommended but not required for audience members at our in-person performances. We encourage everyone who is able to be vaccinated to protect their health and their community by getting vaccinated. Vaccines are safe, effective, and free to everyone age 5 and up. Visit covid19.sccgov.org/covid-19-vaccine-information to find a vaccination site near you.

Masks

• Be prepared to wear a mask at all times in all indoor spaces. If you forget your mask, we will have disposable masks available.
• Your mask must be at least 2 layers, fully cover the nose and mouth and secure under the chin, fit snugly against the sides of the face, and be secured with ties or ear loops. Neck gaiters, face shields, bandanas, open-chin designs, and face coverings with valves, mesh, or holes of any kind are NOT acceptable.
• All of our staff and volunteers will be wearing masks in indoor spaces as well. The only people you will see not wearing masks indoors will be fully vaccinated actors while they are performing.

At the Theater

• We are blocking off the first three rows of theater seats to ensure that audience members are at least 12 feet away from unmasked performers.
• If you arrive at an indoor performance and find you are not comfortable with your seat, please let us know and we will attempt to reseat you if possible. 

In the Lobby

• Due to our mask requirement, we are not currently offering concessions.

Signage

• Expect to see a lot of signs about masks, hand-washing, and other COVID-19 safety things. We all need to help each other to stay safe and healthy!

If you have any other questions or concerns, please email us at [email protected] or call us at (408) 294-6621. 

COVID-19 salud y seguridad

Última actualización del 26 de agosto de 2022

Antes de asistir a cualquiera de nuestros eventos en vivo, lea estas políticas y asegúrese de que se siente cómodo cumpliéndolas.

Si, por cualquier razón, no desea cumplir con estas políticas, o si no se siente cómodo asistiendo a eventos en vivo, le animamos a seguir disfrutando de nuestra programación virtual y de las presentaciones en línea. 

Nota: Estas políticas pueden cambiar a medida que evolucionen las pautas gubernamentales y la pandemia. Además, es posible que tengamos que cancelar funciones si un miembro de la compañía se enferma o si la pandemia empeora en nuestra área. Asegúrese de estar suscrito a nuestro boletín informativo por correo electrónico y de seguirnos en las redes sociales para que podamos mantenerlo informado.

Vacunas

• Se recomienden pero no se requieren vacunas para el público en los espectáculos interiores. Alentamos a todos los que puedan vacunarse a proteger su salud y la de su comunidad vacunándose. Las vacunas son seguras, efectivas y gratuitas para todas las personas mayores de 5 años. Visite covid19.sccgov.org/covid-19-vaccine-information para encontrar un sitio de vacunación cerca de usted.

Cubrebocas

• Esté preparado para usar cubrebocas en todo momento en todos los espacios interiores. Si olvida su cubrebocas, tendremos cubrebocas desechables disponibles.
• Su cubrebocas debe tener al menos 2 capas, cubrir completamente la nariz y la boca y asegurarse debajo de la barbilla, ajustarse cómodamente a los lados de la cara y asegurarse con lazos o presillas para las orejas. NO se aceptan polainas para el cuello, protectores faciales, bandanas, diseños de mentón abierto y cubiertas faciales con válvulas, mallas o agujeros de cualquier tipo.
• Todo nuestro personal y voluntarios también usarán cubrebocas en los espacios interiores. Las únicas personas que verá sin cubrebocas en el interior serán los actores completamente vacunados mientras actúan.

En el Teatro

• Las primeras tres filas de asientos en el teatro serán bloqueadas para mantener 12 piés/4 metros de distancia entre el público y los actores sin mascarilla.
  
• Si llega a una presentación en el interior y descubre que no se siente cómodo con su asiento, háganoslo saber e intentaremos reasignarle otro asiento si es posible.

En el Vestíbulo

• De acuerdo con nuestra política de mascarillas, no venderemos concesiones en el vestíbulo. 
  

Letreros

• Espere ver muchos letreros sobre cubrebocas, lavado de manos y otras formas de protección contra el COVID-19. ¡Todos necesitamos ayudarnos unos a otros para mantenernos seguros y saludables!

Si tiene alguna otra pregunta o inquietud, envíenos un correo electrónico a [email protected] o llámenos al (408) 294-6621.

Just announced! Student matinees for Miss You Like Hell and Don Quixote

After welcoming 350 elementary and high school students from across the region to our student matinee performance of Macario this October, we are excited to announce that in-person student matinees will be offered for Miss You Like Hell and Don Quixote.

Miss You Like Hell student matinee: Friday, February 24, 2023 at 11:00am. Appropriate for high school students.

Don Quixote student matinee: Friday, March 31, 2023 at 11:00am. Appropriate for all ages.

If you are a teacher, school principal, or other educator interested in bringing students to either of these shows, please contact our Community Engagement and Marketing manager at [email protected] for more details.

Bring teatro to your students at home and in the classroom

BECOMING (MAR)

MACARIO

 

This video of our 2019 production is accessible exclusively for educational use. You will receive a pdf activity guide for Macario along with your viewing link.

 

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DEPARTERA

 

World Premiere

by Evelina Fernández with Teatro Visión

original music by Russell Rodríguez

directed by Elisa Marina Alvarado

videography by Nicole Pérez - Cherry Pink Productions

 

Inspired by real stories gathered from our community, Departera is a witty, modern take on Día de los Muertos, full of inspiring music, touching stories, and diverse characters.

 

Departera is performed bilingually in English and Spanish, with English or Spanish captions.

 

Run time: 1 hour, 40 minutes

 

This video of our 2018 world premiere is accessible exclusively for educational use. 

 

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LA MUERTE BAILA

 

an original Milagro Theater Día de Muertos production

devised by Rebecca Martinez and the Milagro Theater Ensemble

directed by Rodrigo García

videography by Nicole Pérez - Cherry Pink Productions

 

In this hilarious, musical take on the afterlife, los muertitos (the dead) can’t wait to get back to earth on Día de Muertos and La Muerte can’t wait to finally have a day to relax! But when one soul isn’t ready to go back, everyone’s holiday is in danger!

 

La Muerte Baila is performed in Spanish, with English or Spanish captions.

 

Run time: 1 hour, 20 minutes

 

This video of our 2017 production is accessible exclusively for educational use. 

 

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How it works

 

Clicking on the BOOK NOW links will take you to a form where you can register to access the video of Macario, Departera, or La Muerte Baila for your students. 

 

On the registration form, you will indicate whether you are able to pay the recommended price of $5 per person. You may use a credit card to pay online using a link in the registration form or you can choose to pay by check, in which case we will email you an invoice.

 

After you register, usually within three days, we will send you a unique link. Please share this link ONLY with your students, as it will be good only for a limited number of views. The link will also expire at the end of the semester.

 

Your unique link will take you to an Overture+ site where you and your students can watch the video. You may choose to have your students watch independently on their computer or tablet or, if you wish to watch it together in a Zoom classroom, you can share your screen from Overture+. You can turn on captions on the video by clicking the subtitles icon at the bottom of the video.

 

If you have questions, or need assistance, please email [email protected] or call (408) 294-6621 ext. 3.

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More resources

 

In addition to Macario, Departera, and La Muerte Baila you can access video of our January 2020 production of Luz: A Shadow Play Inspired by Senior Stories on our website, as well as the accompanying study guide.

La Hora del Mitote is Teatro Visión's livestream series, where you can meet local artists, activists, and community members.

Be sure to follow us on Facebook and YouTube to hear about upcoming episodes.

Past episodes

Todos lo años poblaciones enteras de animales y especies vegetales se desplazan miles de kilómetros a través de océanos y continentes en un viaje muy preciso, no pueden perder el tiempo, deben llegar a destino en el momento justo. Una profunda y misteriosa conexión los impulsa a volver una y otra vez.

La madre naturaleza es dueña de todo lo que habita en nuestro planeta. Las cosas más impresionantes suceden gracias a la perfección que el delicado pero majestuoso ciclo de la vida tiene para todo ser vivo y también para la materia inerte. Unos de esos ciclos épicos son sin duda, las migraciones del mundo animal y del mundo vegetal.

Covid-19 y Migración.

Cierre de fronteras como medidas de prevención, xenofobia y tratos discriminatorios.

En medio de la emergencia por el nuevo coronavirus en el mundo, los refugiados, desplazados y solicitantes de asilo son población vulnerable. Algunos ni siquiera tienen dónde vivir como para cumplir las órdenes de cuarentena  y otros están en campamentos atiborrados de personas, donde es imposible un aislamiento seguro. Para completar, en un alto porcentaje de los refugios el agua, vital para evitar el contagio, es escasa. Para ellos la guerra y la persecución continúan. 

"Imaginen que el contagio del coronavirus se extiende por Europa de manera incontrolada mientras que en el continente africano, por las condiciones climáticas, no tiene incidencia. Aterradas, las familias europeas escaparían de la enfermedad de manera histérica, camino de la frontera africana. Tratarían de cruzar el mar por el Estrecho, se lanzarían en embarcaciones precarias desde las islas griegas y la costa turca. Perseguidos por la sombra de una nueva peste mortal tratarían de ponerse a salvo, urgidos por la necesidad. Pero al llegar a la costa africana, las mismas vallas que ellos levantaron, los mismos controles violentos y las fronteras más inexpugnables invertirían el poder de freno. Las fuerzas del orden norteafricanas dispararían contra los occidentales sin piedad, les gritarían: vete a tu casa, déjanos en paz, no queremos tu enfermedad, tu miseria, tu necesidad. Si los guionistas quisieran extremar la crueldad, permitirían que algunos europeos, guiados por las mafias extorsionadoras, alcanzaran destinos africanos, y allí los encerrarían en cuarentenas inhóspitas, donde serían despojados de sus pertenencias, de sus afectos, de su dignidad." - David Trueba

RAIZ, EL PULSO COMPARTIDO
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XVI CARAVANA DE MADRES MIGRANTES DESAPARECIDOS
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Follow this blog to keep up to date with Teatro Visión's progress creating Raíces: El libro de los caminos / Roots:The Book of Journeys, a new work of theater we're creating with La Quinta Teatro with funding from a Hewlett Foundation 50 Arts Commission. 

In the fall of 2017 Teatro Visión worked with poet Yosimar Reyes to create nine original poems related to the themes of our production of La Muerte Baila, devised by Rebecca Martinez and the Milagro Theater Ensemble. Yosimar wrote a series of fill-in-the-blank prompts, which Teatro Visión distributed in our community through mail, email, social media, and at in-person events. 

More than 400 people responded to the prompts. Using those responses, Yosimar wrote nine poems. One of these poems was read from the stage at each performance of La Muerte Baila in October 2017.

Read all nine poems.

The collaborative poetry project was made possible by a grant from the City of San José Office of Cultural Affairs as part of the Creating Connection initiative.

About Yosimar Reyes

Yosimar Reyes is the artist in residence at Define American, a media and culture organization dedicated to shifting the conversation surrounding immigration and identity in a changing America. He is a nationally acclaimed poet, educator, performance artist, and public speaker. Born in Guerrero, Mexico, and raised in East San Jose, California, Reyes explores the themes of migration and sexuality in his work.

Teatro Visión is always happy to meet new actors, designers, directors, musicians, and other members of our community who are interested in working with Teatro Visión.

To introduce yourself, please email Production Manager Dianne Vega with your resume, headshot, design website, or any other relevant information.

Luz: A Shadow Play Inspired by Senior Stories was created from the real stories of seniors and elders in our community. We are grateful for the trust and courage they showing in sharing their stories with us. We honor their contributions to our community.

In 2018, Teatro Visión teamed up with local playwright Cristal González Avila to create more intergenerational connections in our community. Cristal gathered stories from seniors and elders in our community and created nine 1-minutes plays. We debuted one of these plays at each performance of Departera in October 2018. Audience members at Departera were invited to leave a note at a kiosk in the lobby to let the seniors who so generously shared their stories know that their stories were heard and appreciated.

Cristal then expanded these stories into a new play entitled Luz: A Shadow Play Inspired by Senior Stories, which premiered in January 2020 to a sold out audience. 

Watch Luz: A Shadow Play Inspired by Senior Stories

Download the study guide for Luz: A Shadow Play Inspired by Senior Stories.

Read the 1-minute plays and audience responses.

This project was made possible by an Audience Engagement Project Grant and an X Factor Grant from Silicon Valley Creates.

About Cristal González Avila

A company member with El Teatro Campesino and Baktun12, Cristal González Avila is a first generation Chicana actress, playwright, poet and director from Watsonville, CA. She holds a B.A in Theater Arts from San Jose University and is a Reed Award recipient for Excellence in Acting and Oral Interpretation. Her recent work includes "La Sombra" (The Shadow) a solo performance, a full length play PIERNAS: The Story Between Our Legs, and her book of poetry Sombra Mia (January 2019).

Teatro Visión's current strategic plan covers the year 2021-22 through 2023-24. The major goals outlined in the plan are 1) Strengthen Teatro Visión’s year-round presence in our local community and 2) Continue to create and pursue innovative projects and programs.

Read the full 2022-2024 Strategic Plan