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2007
1er Premio
Dale un beso de despedida a Bessemer
(Kiss Bessemer Good-Bye)
por Tencha Avila de Denver, CO
Los problemas generacionales y sociales de la década del 70 surgen de nuevo cuando Lupita, la primera graduada universitaria de una familia mexicana muy unida planea dejar su ciudad natal con su novio, un muchacho japonés, en vez de aceptar un trabajo como maestra que la familia le ha encontrado.
2do Premio
Meskins/Un ciclo de la vida, el amor y la muerte
(Meskins/Cycle of Life, Love and Death)
por Fernando Dovalina de Houston, TX
Una version de la vida entre chicanos y mexicanos que examina sus vidas y circumstancias.
3er Premio
Todo lo que quiero oir
(All I Want to Hear)
por Rob Santana de Jersey City, NJ
A un joven hispano se le acusa de acosar sexualmente a su discípulo de seis años de edad a quien respalda un poderoso Fiscal de Distrito.
Menciones Honoríficas
Cartas
por León Acosta de Linden, NJ
Basada en acontecimientos reales, ésta es la historia de una familia cubana en EE.UU. que se ha visto obligada a dejar en Cuba al hijo mayor y las cartas que se intercambian durante 40 años.
La memoria es un affaire culinario
por Graciela Berger Wegsman del Bronx, NY
Una joven argentina que decide vivir en Nueva York se enfrenta con los tristes recuerdos de crecer durante una dictadura que asesinó a su madre.
2006
¡Obra Ganadora!
Nowhere in the Border
de Carlos Lacámara, Santa Monica, CA
Un mexicano que busca en el desierto de Arizona a su hija perdida se enfrenta con un voluntario norteamericno que está en la frontrea buscando mexicanos indocumentados.
2nd Place
No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy
de Carlos Serrano, Bronx, NY
Pedro Vargas, un jugador de béisbol en las grandes ligas, nacido en el Bronx crea una tormenta publicitaria cuando protesta la Guerra en Irak.
3rd Place
Midnight Mass
de Mel Nieves, Brooklyn, NY
Varios neoyoriquiños analizan sus vidas después del 11 de septiembre en NY poniendo en duda sus creencias y la idea de luchar por ese país en una guerra que no les parece justa.
Finalistas
Con mis manos
de Misael Martínez, San Juan, TX
Una familia Mexicana-americana de Texas, tiene que enfrentarse con el hecho de que la esposa y madre de los hijos sufre una enfermedad terminal.
Firehouse
de Pedro Antonio García, Bronx, NY
Cuando surge una controversia después de la muerte de una muchacha el bombero, Robert Miranda tiene que decidír a quién darle su lealtad: a la estacion de bomberos donde trabaja o a su propia comunidad.
2005
1st Place
Cartas a una madre (Bestalia)
By Marcelo Rodríguez, New York, New York
Bestalia was sent to the United States by her father abandoning her baby, her family and her country. As she waits for her long lost son, she recounts her life.
2nd Place
Under the Mango Tree
By Carmen Rivera, Brooklyn, New York
Lena is sent to her grandmother’s house in Puerto Rico for the summer. Always at odds, the two come to an understanding under the ominous specter of the Mango tree that can’t be chopped down, forever bears “poisonous” mangoes and holds many mysteries.
3rd Place
The Outside Man
By Robert Domínguez, Forest Hills, New York
Esteban Márquez hasn’t left the building he owns with his domineering older sister in over 25 years. Their offbeat relationship is about to change when he rents an apartment to a beautiful young woman.
Runner – Up
Undoing of Berta
By Cyn Cañel Rossi, New York, New York
A Puerto Rican-Jewish lawyer checks herself into the psychiatric ward in an attempt to finally come to terms with her inner demons.
Runner – Up
Anhelos por Oaxaco
By Silviana Wood, Tucson, Arizona
Don Felipe visits Oaxaca after 30 years to make peace with his brother and reconnect with his homeland. His very Americanized grandson accompanies him on the journey and discovers his Mexican heritage.
2004
1st Place
Box Car
by Silvia González, Powell Butte, Oregon
An Hispanic border patrol officer is forever changed as a witness recounts the story of how several men attempting to cross the border in a boxcar die of suffocation.
2nd place
Miss Lebron and her Escorts
By René Solivan, West Hollywood, California
Miss Lebron and Her Escorts looks back at the life of Puerto Rican Nationalist Lolita Lebron and her growth as a political activist.
3rd Place
Glass Cord
By Evelyn Diaz Cruz, Chula Vista, California
Lupe, a young Puerto Rican from the Bronx aspires to go to an Ivy League school but her dream is derailed by her own choices that drive her to a desperate act.
Runner–Up
Chavez
By Richard Aellen, Tampa, Florida
The life of Cesar Chavez, the founder of The United Farm Workers and la causa are recounted.
Runner–Up
Don Mahín el Primero
By Rafael Meléndez, El Paso, Texas
Life in a small Southwestern town during the depression leaves its occupants struggling to define themselves according to the American system in which they live.
2003
1st Place
Chained Dog
By Rob Santana, Jersey City, New Jersey
A witty drama in which a father refuses to attend his daughter’s wedding for fear of encountering his ex-wife and his future in-laws.
1st Place
Mommas Boyz
By Cándido Tirado, Brooklyn, New York
Three friends make a questionable choice which leads to a tragic outcome…until a magical force intervenes giving them a second chance.
3rd Place
Yemaya’s Belly
By Quiara Alegría Hudes, Providence, Rhode Island
A young boy takes both a literal and mythical journey leading him to America where he hopes to meet the President.
Runner–Up
The Language of Stars
By Magdalena Gomez, Springfield, Massachusetts
There are many ways to be a political prisoner and to transcend bondage. In an “English only” society Don Emilio draws other “lost ones” to himself, as madness becomes magic, when power is redefined as love.
Runner–Up
Kita y Fernanda
By Tanya Saracho, Chicago, Illinois
One is the daughter of the wealthy homeowner and the other the maid’s daughter. Kita y Fernanda grow up together in the same house in the midst of the class system they have inherited and imported to “el otro lado”.
2002
1st Place
Quemar las naves
By Miguel Falquez–Certain with Francisco Alvarez Koki, Queens, NY
Members of a Colombian immigrant family living in Jackson Heights struggle with their Americanization and their refusal to assimilate.
2nd place
Tight Embrace
By Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas, New York, NY
In a safe house in Latin America, a power struggle ensues between a hostage and her captors as well as a newly captured hostage, a pregnant journalist.
3rd Place
Puerto Rico, I will Always Love You
By Nancy Nevárez, Brooklyn, NY
Puerto Rican Day Parade 2000 – on the day that women were sexually assaulted in Central Park—three generations of men confront their own attitudes regarding national pride and machismo.
Runner-up
Dinner with Jobita & La Chacha
By Henry Guzman New York, NY
Jobita and her elderly servant, Chacha, cook for their visiting family while serving up memories and a lesson of Puerto Rican culture and tradition that has dictated their lives.
Runner-Up
Beige
By Desi Moreno–Penson, Bronx, NY
A successful Nuyorican Journalist searches for her own identity while caught between the reality of her Anglo husband and the ideals of the Puerto Rican nationalist, Lolita Lebron.
2001
1st Place
Búfalo Herido
By Jorge Celaya, New York, NY
Búfalo, a boxer, must face his fears and desires as he is confronted with evil, violence and a few discoveries about himself that ultimately change the course of his life
2nd place
The Day of Kings
By Daphne Greaves DaCosta, New York, NY
19th Century Cuba comes alive on The Day of Kings (January 6th), a day where slavery doesn’t exist and social mores regarding class, race and sex are put to the test.
3rd Place
Preface to Bernarda
By Oscar Colón, New York, NY
Written as a prologue to Lorca’s masterpiece, The House of Bernarda Alba, this play gives us an 18 year old Bernarda who must sacrifice her dreams to save the family.
Runner–up
Capias
By Nancy Nevárez, Brooklyn, NY
Five women join together to sew capias(Party Favors) as secrets of their past begin to unravel.
Runner–up
¿Adroit Enough?
By Heriberto Oquendo, Jr. Bronx, NY
Carlos and his HIV positive partner are confronted with the mortality of their relationship as it leads them on a spiritual journey.
2000
1st Place
Vieques
By Jorge González, New York, New York (Puerto Rico)
This irreverent comedy deals with the life of a family during the 1950’s, as they come to terms with their hopes and dreams, and their quest for a much better future at the time the US Navy began its military exercises on the island.
2nd Place
Happyland
By Rob Santana, Jersey City, New Jersey
The play follows the tragic circumstances that lead to the arson of the Happyland Social Club in the Bronx.
3rd Place
The San Juan Shakespeare Company
By Eugene Rodríguez, El Barrio, NY
A Hispanic Theatre Company decides to tackle Shakespeare in New York City.
Runner–Up
I Love America
By Lidia Ramírez, New York, NY
A series of monologues on the experiences of those who risk their lives leaving the Dominican Republic by boat to Puerto Rico in hopes of reaching the United States.
Runner–Up
YAYA
By Anthony Ruíz, New York, NY
A comedy focusing on a group of Hispanic men who cheat on their wives until one of the wives decides to get even.
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Competencia nacional de obras teatrales Nuestras Voces auspiciada por La Fundación Met Life
Información acerca del Concurso Nacional de Obras Teatrales MetLife Nuestras Voces 2010. El más importante concurso de dramaturgia dedicado a obras que tratan el tema de las experiencias de los hispanos en los EE.UU.
DIGNIDAD: Nuestro Programa de Educación
Without access to the arts and without a bridge to discover their cultural heritage, many young Hispanic students, particularly those from underprivileged backgrounds, will never develop an appreciation for the live theater and their cultural heritage. Through our Education Outreach Program, Repertorio is committed to providing access to the best in theater in Spanish to all students.
Domingos Target a $1
Brindándole el mejor teatro en español por un precio módico.
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All of our Productions
Male & Female
Repertorio Español is always searching for good professional actors who are fluent in Spanish.
General Casting
Varias
Repertorio Español tendrá audiciones generales el viernes 27 de noviembre de 2009
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