Shows

ANNUAL DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS PRODUCTION

an original Milagro Día de los Muertos production
devised by Rebecca Martinez and the Milagro Ensemble
directed by Rodrigo García
music directed by Russell Rodríguez

October 9-19, 2025
Mexican Heritage Plaza
1700 Alum Rock Ave.
San José, CA 95116

A recently departed soul named Alejandro has just arrived in Mictlán, the land of the dead, on the eve of el Día de los Muertos. But la Muerte notices that something is different about this soul’s arrival—he can’t remember anything about his past. Meanwhile, los muertitos—the dead—can’t wait to get back to the land of the living to visit their loved ones. But the portal to the other land is blocked, and they discover that one of them is holding them back!

To cross in time for the holiday, los muertitos have to help Alejandro resolve his unfinished business, and they need your help! Otherwise, they might be stuck until next year. Full of laughter and song, La Muerte Baila is a heartwarming story about forgiveness, about remembrance, and about choosing how we live our lives.

Un nuevo muertito llamado Alejandro acaba de llegar al Mictán en la víspera del Día de los Muertos. Pero la Muerte se da cuenta que algo parece diferente de la llegada de este nuevo muertito—no puede recordar nada de su pasado. Entre tanto, los muertitos no pueden esperar regresar al mundo de los vivos para visitar a sus seres queridos. Pero la puerta al otro lado está cerrada ¡y descubren que uno de ellos los está frenando!

Para cruzar al otro lado a tiempo para las fiestas, los muertitos tienen que ayudar a Alejandro a resolver sus asuntos pendientes ¡y necesitan tu ayuda! De lo contrario, podrían quedarse estancados hasta el próximo año. Llena de risas y canciones, La Muerte Baila es una conmovedora historia sobre el perdón, el recuerdo y la elección de cómo vivimos nuestras vidas.

WORLD PREMIERE 

by Yosimar Reyes, Santa Clara County Poet Laureate
in collaboration with community members in San José

February 12-22, 2026
Mexican Heritage Plaza
1700 Alum Rock Ave.
San José, CA 95116

It's Mamá Doña's 85th birthday celebration, but her grandson Ignacio has decided that today is the day he is called to organize his community in preparation for an ICE raid. When his neighbors in their apartment complex don't quite gel with Ignacio’s methods, he faces an important lesson about how to care for the community he loves.

Es la celebración del 85º cumpleaños de Mamá Doña, pero su nieto Ignacio ha decidido que hoy es el día en que está llamado a organizar su comunidad en preparación para una redada de ICE. Cuando sus vecinos en su complejo de apartamentos no se gelifican del todo con los métodos de Ignacio, aprende una lección importante sobre cómo cuidar de la comunidad que ama.

ANNUAL YOUTH PRODUCTION 

WHEN SHE HAD WINGS

by Susan Zeder
directed by Ugho Badú
featuring a cast of trained youth teatristas from San José and beyond

April 9-12, 2026
Mexican Heritage Plaza
1700 Alum Rock Ave.
San José, CA 95116

Each Spring, we reaffirm our commitment to nurturing the next generation of teatristas—skilled artists who are committed to culture-based, bilingual theater—by mounting a full-scale professional production featuring trained youth actors from our San José community. Our youth production provides young teatristas aged 10-18 a powerful opportunity to deepen their connections to their community and to their individual creative spirits. Through the process, they gain valuable experience in creating theater and the technical experience to pursue a life in the arts.

Our Spring 2026 youth production will be announced shortly.