Vision Latino Theatre Company Presents a World Premiere of Nelson Diaz- Marcano's REVOLT!
By: Julie Musbach Feb. 15, 2018
Visión Latino Theatre Company (VLTC) kicks off their third Season with the World Premiere of Nelson Diaz- Mercano's, REVOLT! Performances of REVOLT! will be held at Chicago Dramatists (1105 W Chicago Ave.). Visión Latino Theatre Company, Latinos with a Vision, is a new 501(c)3 Not for Profit Theatre Company in Chicago promoting the talents of Latino Artist of Chicago through theatre. Founded in August of 2015 by Xavier Custodio, Yajaira Custodio, and Johnathan Nieves, when the Co-Founders were working on a production called "In The Heights". They saw there was a need for Latino Artists to be able to celebrate their culture and share the struggles and perseverance of Latinos.
About Revolt!
Once he was a young boy getting lost in the cane fields. Soon after he was a teenager wanting to protect his family. Then he became an adult fighting for his identity. Now, Don Quique has grown old and there's only one path for him; revenge! This is the story of Puerto Rico as told by a woman trying to explain its history the only way it survived, by telling the history of its people.
Creative Team
Nelson Diaz-Marcano (Playwright) is a Puerto Rican playwright based in New York City. He graduated from Stony Brook University with a degree in Cinema and Cultural Studies, and study playwriting under the late Professor Jonathan Levy's mentorship. His play Radical, based on the Chilean coup of 1973, won the Best Play award at the Downtown Urban Arts Festival in 2016. His plays have been selected for such prestigious events as the Downtown Urban Arts Festival, Fresh Fruit Festival, The Source Festival and more. He's had readings at MTC and the Classical Theatre of Harlem. Recent production credits include: Mami's House (Step1 Theatre Project,) Rabiosa (Pa, Puerto Rico by The Dirty Blondes) The Diplomats (Fresh Fruit Festival 2017, DUAF 2018), Promised Lands (Stable Cable Lab Co's Livewire), Sweating Bullets (MTC reading, Ophelia Theatre Company Workshop, Thespis Theatre Festival,) and Prison Song (Downtown Arts Festival 2013, Midtown International Theatre Festival 2012,) He's been recently interviewed by the Mantle Thoughts magazine and the 50 Playwrights Project among others. Nelson's mission is to create work where different cultures are represented, and to raise awareness of their history.
Xavier Custodio (Artistic Director/Director) is one of the Co?Founders of Visión Latino Theatre Company. Currently, Xavier is the Fine and Performing Arts Department Chair at South Shore International College Prep. Xavier Custodio holds a Bachelor of Music Education from VanderCook College of Music and a Master of Arts in School Leadership from Concordia University of Chicago. He has been in the following productions: The Scarecrow (Minster Dodge), Rent (Benny), Godspell (John the Baptist), Man of La Mancha (Juan), Nine Lives: A Musical Web Series (BFPS Manger), Evita, Ragtime, and The Wiz. His directing credit includes: Just Like Us, Fame, In The Heights, Yellow Eyes, and Parachute Man (Assistant Director). Xavier Custodio has trained with Randy Buescher (Your True Voice Studio) and Janet Louer (Acting).
Revolt! Creative team Continue: Yajaira Custodio (Stage Manager/Costumer Designer), and Nicholas Schwartz (Set Designer)
Revolt! cast includes Eytán Lascas (Don Quique), Ulises Acosta (Jose Enrique) Elena Feliz (The Narrator) Jesse Montoya (Jonatan/Don Jony) Emily Morales-Cabrera (Victoria/Vicky) Flavia Pallozzi(Helen/Gabby), Omero Arreola (Jorge/Old Drunk) Dominic Guevara (Michael/Tito) Renee Lynn Jackson (Helen /Gabby U/S)
Schedule
Revolt! runs from April 14, 2018 - May 6, 2018 with performances Thursday at 7:00pm, Friday & Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3:00pm.
Performance Calendar
- April 14, 2018: Performance at 7:30pm Preview
- April 15, 2018: Performance at 3:00pm Preview
- April 16, 2018: Press and Opening Night Performance at 7:00pm
- April 19, 2018: Performance at 7:00pm
- April 20, 2018: Performance at 7:30pm
- April 21, 2018: Performance at 7:30pm
- April 22, 2018: Performance at 3:00pm
- April 26, 2018: Performance at 7:00pm
- April 27, 2018: Performance at 7:30pm
- April 28, 2018: Performance at 7:30pm
- April 29, 2018: Performance at 3:00pm
- May 3, 2018: Performance at 7:00pm
- May 4, 2018: Performance at 7:30pm
- May 5, 2018: Performance at 7:30pm
- May 6, 2018: Performance at 3:00pm
Tickets
Tickets goes on sale February 17, 2018. Tickets for Revolt! are $25-$30 and be purchase online at www.visionlatino.com ($25) or in person an hour before the performance ($30) located at Chicago Dramatists 1105 W. Chicago Ave.
About Visión Latino Theatre Company
Xavier Custodio, Yajaira Custodio, and Johnathan Nieves founded Visión Latino Theatre Company, Latinos with a Vision, in August of 2014. The theatre company was created when the Co?Founders were working on a production called "In The Heights" and they saw there was a need for Latino Artists to be able to celebrate their culture and share the struggles and perseverance of Latinos. Visión Latino Theatre Company seeks to break down racial boundaries and to open the minds of audiences to Latino struggles and perseverance through theatre.
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