Repertorio Español Announces PROBATION, Opening 7/12

REPERTORIO ESPAÑOL has announced the New York production of Yoshvani Medina's PROBATION. PROBATION will begin on Thursday, July 12 (7pm) at Repertorio Español's Gramercy Arts Theater (138 East 27th Street, btw. Lex. & 3rd). The play will be directed by the playwright and its cast includes Hannia Guillén as Yenny, Alfonso Rey as Pancho & Sandor Juan as Freddy. Probation is the first production at Repertorio to be presented in Spanish with subtitles via Repertorio's new in-seat Simultext® Captioning System. Tickets are on sale now.

Probation is a timely story about compromising moral values for the sake of getting rich quick. A Cuban man keeps his promise to bring a friend's son to the United States. After the young immigrant gets a real taste of hard labor, he decides to accept a job offer as a director of a medical clinic conscious of the job's dubious nature. He begins to enjoy the benefits of quick earned cash, but his world is turned upside down when he is arrested by the FBI accusing him of Medicaid fraud. After being released on probation, he realizes that he must make a difficult decision, whether to stay in the country and face prosecution or return to his former life in Cuba. Generational, political, and moral differences collide in this modern day drama.

The production features scenic design by Jorge Noa and Pedro
Balmaseda, costume design by Robert Federico, and lighting design by
Robert Federico. Zulema Clares is the sound designer and Fernando Then
is the stage manager.

PROBATION plays the following schedule:

Thursday, July 12 – 7pm
Friday, July 13 – 8pm
Sunday, July 15 – 6:30pm
Monday, July 16 – 7pm
Thursday, July 19 – 7pm
Friday, July 20 – 8pm
Sunday, July 22 – 6:30pm
Sunday, July 29 – 6:30pm
Tuesday, July 31 – 7pm
Friday, August 3 – 8pm
Friday, August 10 – 8pm
Tuesday, August 14 – 7pm
Wednesday, August 15 – 7pm
Sunday, August 19 – 6:30pm
Tuesday, August 28 – 7pm
Wednesday, August 29 – 7pm
Friday, September 7 – 8pm
Sunday, September 9 – 6:30pm
Thursday, September 13 – 7pm
Thursday, September 20 – 7pm
Thursday, September 27 – 7pm

Tickets for "Probation" start at $27 and may be reserved online at
www.repertorio.org/probation; by phone, calling 1-212-225-9999 or in
person at Repertorio Español's Gramercy Arts Theatre located at 138
East 27th Street in Manhattan, New York between Lexington and Third
Avenues (9am-7pm Sun-Thurs | 10am-9pm Sat-Sun). Special offer if
reserved before July 15th, 2012: Buy one ticket at the regular price
and get the second ticket for only $5 courtesy of MetLife Foundation.

Running Time: 100 min. No intermission.

Website: repertorio.org