JACK Labs to Stage Saguaros, a Bilingual Play by Angélica Herrera
The play runs from March 24th through the 26th.
By: Marissa Tomeo Mar. 03, 2022
JACK is set to present Angélica Herrera's Saguaros, a bilingual play set in an ICE detention center. In this bracing debut play by Colombian-American writer Angélica Herrera, five teenagers incarcerated in an ICE Detention Center navigate daily life as best as they can. On the surface everything seems fine; they make jokes, plan surprise parties, and recount fond memories, but once a big secret is revealed, everything falls apart. Alliances are broken. Blood is spilled.
Saguaros is the first presentation as part of a new play development program, JACK Labs - intended as an opportunity for playwrights to advance a play past the "workshop" phase. The following play in the series is Trash, by Andrew Morrill and James Caverly, running April 28 - 30, 2022.
Saguaros runs from March 24th through the 26th and is directed by Sofia Ubilla. The show features sound design by Mellie Way, set design by Isabel Loughlin, and lighting design by Vittoria Orlando. The performances are on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 7:30 pm, Friday, March 25, 2022 at 7:30 pm, and Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 7:30 pma??. Tickets range from $10 - $20 and are available at www.jackny.org. The theatre is located at 20 Putnam Ave in Brooklyn.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Angélica Herrera (Playwright -- they/them/elle) is a Colombian-American artist whose passion is bringing diverse stories to the public. A summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University, Angélica has also studied at Eòlia, Escola Superior d'Art Dramàtic in Barcelona where they found their love for playwriting. They are inspired by the works of Dawn Akemi Saito, Lisa Ramirez, and Daniel Alexander Jones, and hope to similarly shock the world by bringing life's hidden experiences to the stage. Select credits include: To the Bone (Olga), El desvarío (director), Tras la puerta del sótano (performer), Desert of Eden (writer and performer), and América, la Coca-Cola (writer and performer). Check them out at angelicaherrera.com.
Sofia Ubilla (Director) is a South Florida-born Costa Rican theatre artist based in New York. She graduated from Fordham summa cum laude with a BA in Theatre and Spanish Studies. She has a passion for Latinx and bilingual stories, and has worked at INTAR Theatre, Dixon Place, and Syracuse Stage. Credits include Valor, agravio y mujer by Ana Caro, A Butterfly Dreams by Kiernan Westrick, Cloud Tectonics by Jose Rivera, and Emperor of 10th Ave by Carmen Rivera. www.sofiaubilla.com
JACK Labs are made possible by the generous support of Jody Falco and Jeffrey Steinman and the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the State Legislature.
JACK's programming is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, The New York Community Trust, Howard Gilman Foundation, The Lozen Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation New York Theater Program in partnership with Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The Hyde & Watson Foundation, Theater Development Fund, the DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Foundation, The Lida Foundation, Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Bains Family Foundation, The Squire Foundation, and Ridgewood Savings Bank, in addition to many generous individuals.
Photo Credits: Miguel Herrera
Pictured: Angélica Herrera
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