Sangre de Atole
Performances Sept. 23, 24, 25, 26 at 7:30 p.m. in room F-109Written and Directed by Michael Villarreal
CAST and CREW
Oliver Aldape as DavidMartha Flores as LolaVeronica Gonzalez as RosaBeatriz Jamaica as MariJudi Schindler as BonnieHoracio Ramirez as LupeChristopher Rosen as Assistant DirectorRasa Aliukonyte as Stage Manager
Directors notes and theater biography
Repaying your coyote when you first migrate to the United States can be difficult.? Amparo and Mari are well aware of the challenges in finding work and making the rent.? They provide recent immigrants a place to stay, until they can get on their feet.? Their most recent arrivals prove to be more taxing, as one could expect with 6 people to a studio apartment.? The tension builds on both sides, leaving them to wonder – Was the move worth the turmoil it has on their personal relationships?? What was it all for, really?
Writer/director Michael Villarreal is also an actor, community activist and a Chicago native.? He is a graduate of Northeastern Illinois University and has also studied at Piven Theatre Company, The Second City, The Annoyance Theatre and Victory Gardens Theatre. ?Last spring he directed La Carlota, the winner of the 2007 Playwright Competition at NEIU. ?His other recent writing and directing credits include: A Blank?Stare?is Better Than an Empty Chair?and?El Matador.? Michael also appeared in the Spring 2008 production of Arcadia at Stage Center Theatre. He also is Co-Artistic Director of Salsation Theatre Company, and Founder of?Hot Mess Productions, a theatre company dedicated to community based writing and presentations.