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Equitable Pricing Policy
At Teatro Visión, we believe that theater is for everyone, regardless of language, location, or socioeconomic status.
In our pursuit of economic justice, we maintain an equitable ticket pricing policy that allows our community members to select the prices that meet their family’s financial needs.
But we can’t do this alone! True economic justice and equity rely on everyone’s participation. By purchasing the appropriate ticket prices for your financial situation, you play a role in ensuring that everyone can access powerful bilingual teatro.
Choose-Your-Own-Price Tickets
No matter what price you choose to pay, you get the same general admission ticket and you see the same exciting show.
Welcome - $10
If you don't have much cash to spare, Teatro Visión is for you!
Recommended for audience members who are on fixed incomes, with significant debt, with immigration-related expenses, without health insurance, or who receive public benefits.
Regular - $30
This is our standard ticket price.
But it doesn’t cover all the costs of our productions - if everyone purchased a Regular ticket, ticket sales would fund 75% of our event.Recommended for audience members who are regularly able to meet their basic needs.
Advocate - $50
If you can afford to pay a little more, this makes it possible for someone else to pay a little less. Thank you for being an advocate for economic justice!
Recommended for audience members who have ongoing access to savings, healthcare, property, vacation, or other expendable income.
Política de precios equitativa
En Teatro Visión creemos que el teatro es para todo nuestro pueblo, sin importar su idioma, ubicación ni nivel socioeconómico.
Como parte de nuestra búsqueda de justicia económica, mantenemos una política de precios equitativa, la cual permite a los miembros de nuestra comunidad elegir el precio que mejor satisfaga las necesidades económicas de sus familias.
¡Pero no podemos hacerlo solos! La verdadera justicia económica y la equidad requieren la participación de todos. Al elegir el precio de entrada adecuado para su situación económica, tú contribuyes a asegurar que todos puedan acceder a un teatro bilingüe e impactante.
Boletos con precio a su elección
No importa el precio que decidas pagar, tendrás el mismo boleto de admisión general a la misma emocionante obra.
Bienvenidos - $10
Si no tienes mucho efectivo para gastar, ¡Teatro Visión es para ti!
Recomendado para personas con ingresos fijos, deudas significativas, gastos relacionados con la inmigración, sin seguro médico o que reciben asistencia pública.
Regular - $30
Este es nuestro precio estándar de entrada.
Sin embargo, no cubre la totalidad de los costos de nuestras producciones. Si todos compraran un boleto Regular, la venta de boletos financiaría el 75% de nuestro evento.Recomendado para personas que pueden cubrir sus necesidades básicas con regularidad.
Mecenas - $50
Si puedes pagar un poquito más, haces posible que otras personas puedan pagar un poco menos. ¡Gracias por ser mecenas de las artes y de la justicia económica!
Recomendado para personas que cuentan con acceso a ahorros, seguro médico, propiedad, vacaciones u poder adquisitivo.
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Production History
Teatro Visión has been creating visionary Chicanx/Latinx theater in San José for over forty years. Here is a look back at our past productions.
WHEN SHE HAD WINGS by Susan Zeder, April 2026.
NO LLEGAMOS AQUÍ SOLOS in collaboration with the East San José community, February 2026.
THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET adapted for the stage by Amy Ludwig from The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, May 2025.
MACARIO by B. Traven, Adapted by Evelina Fernández with Teatro Visión, October 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, & 2024.
Francisco Jiménez's LA MARIPOSA and BREAKING THROUGH, adapted for the stage by Leo Cortez, presented in partnership With SCU•Presents Performing Arts Center, Santa Clara University, April 2024.
LA MUERTE BAILA, an original Milagro Theater Día de los Muertos production devised by Rebecca Martinez and the Milagro Theater Ensemble, October 2017, 2020, 2023, & 2025.
DON QUIXOTE, adapted by Anne Ludlum and David Quicksall, based on Don Quixote de la Mancha, Parts I and II by Miguel de Cervantes, March-April 2023.
MISS YOU LIKE HELL, book and lyrics by Quiara Alegría Hudes, music and lyrics by Erin McKeown, a co-production with City Lights Theater Company, January-February 2023.
RAÍCES: EL LIBRO DE LOS CAMINOS, a binational collaboration by Teatro Visión and La Quinta Teatro, July 2022
BECOMING (MAR) by Maribel Martínez, April-May 2022
DEPARTERA: THE ROAD TO THE AFTERLIFE by Evelina Fernández with Teatro Visión, October 2018 & 2021
ESPERANZA RISING by Lynne Alvarez, based on the book by Pam Muñoz Ryan, May-June 2021
LUZ: A SHADOW PLAY INSPIRED BY SENIOR STORIES by Cristal González Avila, January 2020
THE TRANSITION OF DOODLE PEQUEÑO by Gabriel Jason Dean, March 2019
THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET adapted for the stage by Amy Ludwig from The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, May 2018
SOLITUDE by Evelina Fernández, Directed by José Luis Valenzuela, Produced by Latino Theater Company (Los Angeles), February 2012
BLESS ME, ULTIMA, by Rudolfo Anaya, Directed by Elisa Marina Alvarado, March 2011
PERLA by Leonard Madrid, Directed by Elisa Marina Alvarado, May 2010
TAKING FLIGHT by Adriana Sevan, February 2010
GHOSTS OF THE RIVER by Octavio Solis, Directed by Larry Reed, October 2009
THE WOMAN WHO FELL FROM THE SKY by Victor Hugo Rascón Banda, January-February 2009
LA CASA EN MANGO STREET by Sandra Cisneros, Adapted by Amy Ludwig with translation by Elena Poniatowska, October 2008
HERO by Luis Alfaro, April 2008
SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS by Jose Rivera, January 2008
VISITOR'S GUIDE TO ARIVACA (MAP NOT TO SCALE) by Evangeline Ordaz, October 2007
BODAS DE SANGRE (BLOOD WEDDING) by Federico García Lorca, April-May 2007
DOG LADY/EVENING STAR by Milcha Sanchez-Scott, November-December 2006
LA VICTIMA by Teatro de la Esperanza, October 2006
THE COOK by Eduardo Machado, May 2006
ELECTRICIDAD by Luis Alfaro, March-April 2006
¡CANTINFLAS! written and performed by Herbert Sigüenza (Culture Clash), October 2005
SANTOS & SANTOS by Octavio Solís, May 2005
4 GUYS NAMED JOSÉ Y UN MUJER NAMED MARÍA by David Coffman and Dolores Prida, December 2004
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES by Josefina Lopez, October 2004
DRIVE MY COCHE by Roy Conboy, May 2004
BOXCAR by Sylvia González and Teatro Visión, March 2004
CHILEAN HOLIDAY by Guillermo Reyes, October 2003
LADY FROM HAVANA by Luis Santeiro, May 2003
CONJUNTO by Oliver Mayer, March 2003
LA POSADA MÁGICA by Octavio Solis, December 2002
FEFU AND HER FRIENDS by Maria Irene Fornés, March 2002
VIEQUES by Jorge González, December 2001
HEROES AND SAINTS by Cherrie Moraga, October 2001
THE KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN by Manuel Puig, March 2001
LA POSADA MÁGICA by Octavio Solis, Music by Hawkeye Herman, December 2000
LA NONA by Roberto M. Cossa, English Translation by Raul Moncada, October 2000
WHEN EL CUCUI WALKS by Roy Conboy, May 2000
THE TRUE HISTORY OF COCA COLA IN MEXICO by Aldo Velasco and Patrick Scott, February 2000
HARVEST MOON by José Cruz González, October 1999
ROSITA'S JALAPEÑO KITCHEN by Rodrigo Duarte Clarke, May 1999
LA CASA EN MANGO STREET by Sandra Cisneros, Adapted by Amy Ludwig, February 1999
LA CARPA AZTLAN PRESENTS: I DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH ONLY by Antonio García, September 1998
SPIRIT DANCING by José Cruz González, June 1998
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES by Josefina López, March 1998
¡NO SE PAGA! ¡NO SE PAGA! by Dario Fo, 1997
SANTOS & SANTOS by Octavio Solís, August 1997
LA VÍCTIMA by Teatro de la Esperanza, September 1996
OUR LADY OF THE TORILLA by Luis Santiero, January 1996
GOOD GRIEF LOLITA! by Wilma Bonet, September 1995
ROSARIO'S BARRIO by Rodrigo Duarte Clarke, June 1995
THE LAST ANGRY BROWN HAT by Alfredo Ramos, September 1994
LAS NUEVAS TAMALERAS by Alicia Mena, January 1994
NOVENAS NARATIVAS Y OFRENDAS NUEVOMEXICANOS by Denise Chaves, 1993
FOOD FOR THE DEAD by Josefina López, May 1993
ROOSTERS by Milcha Sanchez-Scott, 1992
EL ORO DE LOS QUINTEROS AÑOS by Arturo Gomez, Jaime Avarado, & Denis Marks with Teatro Visión, 1992
HOW ELSE AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW I'M STILL ALIVE? by Evelina Fernández, 1991
BRUJERÍAS by Rodrigo Duarte Clarke, 1991
SOLDADO RAZO by Luis Valdez, 1991
BUY! BUY! NAVIDAD! by Manuel Pickett, adapted by Lalo Cervantes with Teatro Visión, 1991
CONVERSATIONS WITH MY GRANDMOTHER MARTHA (MGM) by Edit Villareal, 1991
BRUJERÍAS by Rodrigo Duarte Clarke, 1991
¡NO SE PAGA! ¡NO SE PAGA! by Dario Fo, 1988
IMMIGRATION ACTOS by Teatro Visión, 1985
IMAGES OF DECEIT by Anita Quintanilla, Adapted by Teatro Huipil, 1984
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Leigh Henderson published Teatro Visión welcomes new Board Member Crystal Black! in News 2017-01-31 12:32:22 -0800
Teatro Visión welcomes new Board Member Crystal Black!
Teatro Visión is excited to introduce another new member of our Board of Directors: Crystal Black.
Crystal Black has been in Silicon Valley for most of 17 years working as a marketing professional at some of the valley’s most innovative tech companies. Her passion for theater started in 7th grade when she won tickets to the Kennedy Center to watch A Thousand Cranes and, even though she’d been working with computers throughout grade school, went to Virginia Tech and received an English BA/MA and a theater minor. Since 2000, Crystal has worked or volunteered at TheaterWorks, Bus Barn Stage Company (now Los Altos Stage Company), and Mexican Heritage Theater. She’s excited to work with the Teatro Visión board.
We’re thrilled to add Crystal's expertise and engery to Teatro Visión. Please welcome her to the Teatro família!
Crystal is the latest addition to our board as part of an ongoing strategy to build organizational capacity. If you're interested in joining us and would like to learn more, please send an email to Board President Dolores Alvarado.
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Leigh Henderson published Teatro Visión welcomes Peter Allen back to the board! in News 2016-12-27 11:20:55 -0800
Teatro Visión welcomes Peter Allen back to the board!
Teatro Visión is thrilled to welcome a familiar face back to our Board of Directors: Peter Allen.
Peter Allen is a third-generation San José native who currently serves as Public Information Officer for San José Unified School District and as a member of the City of San José Planning Commission. He previously spent four years on the San José Arts Commission and contributed bass, vocals, and songwriting to local eclectic rockers Usurper Vong.Prior to taking his position at San José Unified, Peter served as Board Member, Board President, and later Managing Director of Teatro Visión, guiding the organization into a new era coinciding with the launch of MACARIO. He is excited to return to the Teatro família.Peter graduated from Bellarmine College Prep in San José and got his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in screenwriting from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He lives in San José with his fiancée, Angelica Ramos, and their two dogs and two cats.We’re so happy to have Peter's experience and vision back on the Teatro Visión board. Please welcome him back to the Teatro família!
Peter is the latest addition to our board as part of an ongoing strategy to build organizational capacity. If you're interested in joining us and would like to learn more, please send an email to Board President Virginia Rivera.
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Resources
Macario is set in is set in pre-independence Mexico of the 17th Century, but its themes of resilience, creativity, and economic inequality are just as relevant in the United States today. So we're providing these downloadable resources to help educators, students, and community members make connections between Macario's themes and life in the Silicon Valley today.
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Leigh Henderson published Teatro Vision welcomes new board member Carol Moyer! in News 2016-07-05 11:00:21 -0700
Teatro Vision welcomes new board member Carol Moyer!
Teatro Visión is excited to introduce another new member of our Board of Directors: Carol Moyer.
Carol Moyer discovered Teatro Visión while attending a Board Match event. Carol is a California and Bay Area native and has lived in a San Jose for 12 years. She currently works for Genentech, Inc. supporting Outsourcing and Contracting activities for global clinical trials. She has 18 years of Biotech industry experience and an additional 11 years working in the Pharmacy health care field. When not working she travels to the far corners of the planet. Closer to home, Carol has a desire to give back to her local community and was drawn to Teatro Visión's mission of infusing the community with positive Latino artistic performances and educational programs.
We’re thrilled to add Carol’s experience and passion to Teatro Visión. Please welcome her to the Teatro família!
Carol is the latest addition to our board as part of an ongoing strategy to build organizational capacity. If you're interested in joining us and would like to learn more, please send an email to Board President Virginia Rivera.
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