Teatro Vision is creating a new play, tentatively titled Departera, and you can be a part of it!
Over the last few months, we’ve gathered stories and ideas from community members just like you – and our artists have taken these ideas and turned them into a rough draft of a script.
Upcoming New Work Events
World premiere production
In October 2018, the new work will have its world premiere as Teatro Visión’s 6th annual Día de los Muertos show!
New Work Artists
Composer Russell Rodríguez is an accomplished musician specializing in performance styles of huasteca, jarocho, mariachi, and other traditional music forms of México. His theater credits include working with San José Repertory Theater and El Teatro Campesino.
Playwright Evelina Fernández is an award-winning actor, playwright and screenwriter. Her epic A Mexican Trilogy: An American Story, which consists of her plays Faith, Hope, and Charity, was recently staged at the Los Angeles Theatre Center by the Latino Theater Company.
Director Elisa Marina Alvarado is a founding member of Teatro Visión and served as Artistic Director until 2017. As an actress, director and community organizer she has been active in the Chicano movement for over thirty years. Elisa has taught theater for Teatro Visión, San José State University, San Francisco State University and many community organizations. She developed a new works program, Codices, through which Teatro Visión has produced world premieres for plays including Conjunto by Oliver Mayer and Boxcar by Silvia Gonzalez.
This new play development process is made possible by grants from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Applied Materials Foundation.