New Musical THE DESIRE OF THE ASTRONAUT Travels to The Bronx Tonight

Pregones Theater and Puerto Rican Traveling Theater announce performances of their original musical play THE DESIRE OF THE ASTRONAUT, final installment in the riveting saga of Esteban Only, deep space mission veteran and the last Puerto Rican deployed to outer space.

Based on biographical accounts and record of actual training missions by NASA personnel, the show also pays homage to the great sights and sounds of classic science fiction. Weekday and weekend performances at Pregones Theater in the South Bronx, tonight, May 4th, through May 22nd. Get your tickets now at pregonesprtt.org or by phone at 718-585-1202. Three weeks only, limited seating - purchase early and ask about group offers!

THE DESIRE OF THE ASTRONAUT probes physical thrills and depths of emotion known only to those who have experienced zero gravity and extreme isolation through space travel. Stranded in the U.S. Wanderer, an old space station locked in orbit around the planet Mars, Esteban Only's only human contact -via intermittent, static-ridden radio communications- is fellow astronaut Emily Kinson, whom he hopes will help him find his way back home to Earth. When her voice breaks through the noise one last time, does it bring the news he so desires?

Written and directed by Alvan Colón Lespier; music by Desmar Guevara; additional texts by Emily Dickinson and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Featuring: Chad Carstarphen, Sol Crespo, Yaraní del Valle, Gabriel Hernández, Jesús Martínez, Besanya Santiago, and a live band.

An evening of exhilarating theater and music, performed in English. 75 minutes.

The show runs May 4 - 22, 2016, playing Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8:00 PM; Sundays at 3:00 PM. Matinee Performance - Wednesday, May 4 at 1:30 PM. All performances take place at the Pregones Theater, 575 Walton Avenue, Bronx. Tickets starting at $15. Online sales at pregonesprtt.org or by phone at 718-585-1202.

Call for Group Sales (10 tickets or more) or Zip Tickets (10451, 10452, 10454, 10455, 10474, 10019, 10029, 10031, 10032, 10033, 10034, 10035, 10036, 10040 with valid I.D.) - Restrictions Apply.

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