Festival Schedule
We want to make sure theatre is accessible for everyone, if your budget does not allow you to purchase any of these ticket options email boxoffice@proscaenium.com your presence is more important to us!
October 11th, 7:00pm
West End Collegiate Church (245 W 77th St, New York, NY)
Inauguration of Origins Theatre Festival
FREE with RSVP - Join us in a celebration of Origins Theatre Festival. The night will start with a couple performances from the community followed by a panel discussion with the playwrights and directors involved in this version of the festival.
After the panel discussion we will be hosting a cocktail hour for everyone to network and create meaningful connections.
October 12th, 2:00pm
Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre (304 W 47th St, New York, NY)
CRAYON SUN
CRAYON SUN by Tlaloc Rivas, directed by Claudia Mulet. Is an elegy based on recent tragedy at Uvalde, TX.
We are introduced to two child protagonists, VALORIA and MANDO, who engage in a playful, banter until their childhood innocence collide with the inexplicable horrors of adult reality.
Centered around the elusive question—why is this happening?—the play grants its young characters the complex freedom to simply be children, creating a stark, emotional juxtaposition that captivates and challenges both our minds and our hearts.
October 12th, 7:00pm
Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre (304 W 47th St, New York, NY)
Sober Play (working title)
Sober Play (working title) by Nattalyee Randall, co-directed by Jacquie Bird and Andrés Gallardo Bustillo.
Roberta has a hard choice to make. Her past is literally haunting her and making her rethink the decision of getting sober from alcohol. As she tries to find the strength to not pick up a drink, her deep dark memories come out to play and make the choice very hard.
SKIN
October 13th, 1:00pm
Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre (304 W 47th St, New York, NY)
SKIN by Anamaria Guerzon, co-directed by Michael Hajek and Andrés Gallardo Bustillo. Zora is a young, non-binary Filipino artist, aspiring to make their way in the Seattle Tattoo industry. When they find a mentor in Judy, Zora enters the world of tattoo, finding the art form’s deep ties to Filipino culture. Judy teaches Zora how to navigate the tense environment of the white-dominated tattoo industry, while pressures intensify thanks to Carl, the authoritarian shop owner.
As the painful history of Filipino colonization begins to crash into the present, Zora finds themself caught at the convergence point of tattoo now and then– discovering what it means to live in a marginalized body.
Inseparable: The Vignettes
October 13th, 5:00pm
Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre (304 W 47th St, New York, NY)
Inseparable: The Vignettes by Amari Mae Shakir, directed by Joyia D. Bradley.
Childhood best friends Alex and Xavier grow up to live in a house together. After an eventful night on the roof, their friendship expands and through a series of snapshots and or "vignettes" of their life together we begin to see how this complicated friendship has now led to a lifelong romance.
We want to make sure theatre is accessible for everyone, if your budget does not allow you to purchase any of these ticket options email boxoffice@proscaenium.com your presence is more important to us!
Meet the playwrights and get to know their work!
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CRAYON SUN
CRAYON SUN is an elegy based on recent tragedy at Uvalde, TX.
We are introduced to two child protagonists, VALORIA and MANDO, who engage in a playful, banter until their childhood innocence collide with the inexplicable horrors of adult reality.
Centered around the elusive question—why is this happening?—the play grants its young characters the complex freedom to simply be children, creating a stark, emotional juxtaposition that captivates and challenges both our minds and our hearts.
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Sober Play (working title)
Roberta has a hard choice to make. Her past is literally haunting her and making her rethink the decision of getting sober from alcohol. As she tries to find the strength to not pick up a drink, her deep dark memories come out to play and make the choice very hard.
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SKIN
Zora is a young, non-binary Filipino artist, aspiring to make their way in the Seattle Tattoo industry. When they find a mentor in Judy, Zora enters the world of tattoo, finding the art form’s deep ties to Filipino culture. Judy teaches Zora how to navigate the tense environment of the white-dominated tattoo industry, while pressures intensify thanks to Carl, the authoritarian shop owner.
As the painful history of Filipino colonization begins to crash into the present, Zora finds themself caught at the convergence point of tattoo now and then– discovering what it means to live in a marginalized body.
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Inseparable: The Vignettes
Childhood best friends Alex and Xavier grow up to live in a house together. After an eventful night on the roof, their friendship expands and through a series of snapshots and or "vignettes" of their life together we begin to see how this complicated friendship has now led to a lifelong romance.choice very hard.
