MR MR & DR DR Plays Encore Performance

Pregones/PRTT announces Bronx encore performances of 2018 FUERZAfest play competition winner MR MR & DR DR, produced by Puerto Rican theater company Desde Allá. The show won awards for Best Production, Best Playwright, and Outstan- ding Performance. Presented in Spanish with English language supertitles, the play is written by Ian Robles, directed by Janilka Romero, and features actors Christopher Cuevas and Luis Ponce. Strictly limited engagement, only three performances: October 19-21 in The Bronx.

SYNOPSIS: Two crazy dreamers against the world! Two men living among garbage cans dream of being the best street-performers in the city. They will have to fight against a society in which they are invisible. A daring and imaginative story! SINÓPSIS: Dos hombres viviendo entre contenedores de basura sueñan con ser los mejores performeros de la ciudad. Tendrán que luchar contra una sociedad en la que son invisibles. ¡Una historia audaz e imaginativa!

Presentation of Desde Allá in The Bronx is part of Pregones/PRTT's MásPorPuertoRico, a year- long and multiplatform initiative to support ongoing recovery of the arts community on the island.

Pregones/PRTT is partner in Take Action for Puerto Rico!, a multi-sector national campaign launched by the Hispanic Federation on the anniversary of Hurricane María, visit takeaction4pr.org. This program is made possible in part with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, and from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Southwest Airlines is the Official Airline of Pregones/PRTT. For a full list of institutional funders, please visit our website at pregonesprtt.org.

Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater is an award-winning theater ensemble, multidiscipline arts presenter, and owner/steward of arts facilities in The Bronx and Manhattan. The company champions a cultural legacy of universal value through creation and performance of original plays and musicals, exchange and partnership with other artists of merit, and engagement of diverse audiences. Year-round programs offer attractive and affordable opportunities for arts access and participation to NYC residents and visitors alike.

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