Teátrica Presents YOLEROS

Together with Teátrica and Brooklyn Gypsies, The Bushwick Starr is proud to present Yoleros, a journey through illusions toward a new beginning. Maximo gets through life by various trades: lottery vendor and guide of risky ventures through the Mona Passage between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, for those looking to escape reality with no future. Along with Demecio and Dinora, Maximo embarks on a journey across the sea, across numbers and dreams.

Alex Vásquez Escaño is the writer of Yoleros. His work Bed for Two, received IATI Theater's Abdon Villamizar Playwriting Workshop Award and was published in Máscaras Errantes: Antología de Dramaturgos Dominicanos en los Estados Unidos. Yoleros was published in 2014 in an anthology called Palabras Acentuadas. For Vásquez Escaño, Yoleros is a metaphor for life: "We are all yoleros. We all, at some point of our lives, look for that new beginning."

For Balmaceda, Yoleros "is very important, especially for those who decide to emigrate and leave their countries to find a new beginning."

Featuring: Modesto Flako Jimenez, Mathia Vargas and Sully Bonnelly (ACE 2014 Award Winner)

The Production Team: Stage Manager-Karina Paez; Lighting Designer-Dan Kent; Technical Assistant-Kevin Torres; Supertitles-Fabian Gonzalez; Scenic Designer/Puppet/Object Design and Construction-Nehprii Amenii; Sound and Projection Design-Joshua Langman; Videographer-Bettina Hoffmann; Costume Design-José Luis Morales

Location: The Bushwick Starr theater: 207 Starr Street, Brooklyn, NY [between Irving and Wyckoff]

For detailed driving directions visit: www.thebushwickstarr.org/DIRECTIONS Tickets are $18.00 at the door and $15.00 at www.thebushwickstarr.org

About Teátrica Productions

Yoleros is an award-winning, original play created by the Teátrica Theater Company. The company was born in 2011 to continue the vibrant tradition of producing theater in Spanish in New York City. We seek to serve communities that lack access to cultural arts programs and to spread the importance and benefits of theater to often underserved Spanish-speaking audiences. We also seek to engage English-speakers in the tradition of Latino theater to deepen their understanding of the experiences of their close neighbors who often live across language barriers.

About Brooklyn Gypsies

Brooklyn Gypsies is an eclectic artist collective made up of New Yorker's both native and immigrant to our city. We present annual showcases of new work in theater, dance, poetry and film that spark dialogues on critical issues of immigration, economics, and urban survival. We curate a mix of established and emerging artists and give them a platform to explore complex issues in a stimulating environment. Brooklyn Gypsies is a playground to celebrate and share what is unique about Bushwick's converging arts communities.

About The Bushwick Starr: The Bushwick Starr is an Obie Award winning non profit theater that presents an annual Season of new work in theater, dance, and puppetry. We are an organization defined by both our artists and our community, and since 2007, we have grown into a thriving theatrical venue, a vital neighborhood arts center, and a destination for exciting and engaging performance. The Bushwick Starr's mission is to help ambitious artists and ambitious audiences find each other. We provide a springboard for emerging professional artists to make career-defining leaps, and we are a sanctuary where established performance companies come to experiment and innovate. Our past Seasons have included new work from groundbreaking artists such as Dave Malloy, The Debate Society, the TEAM, Half Straddle, and Witness Relocation.

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