UPCOMING SHOWS AND EVENTS
Flamenco Fiesta 2024: Guitar and Tree
Presented by Compañía Chuscales & Mina Fajardo
Thursday, May 23 at 7:00 p.m. ; Saturday, May 25 at 2:00 P.M. and 7:00 p.m. , Sunday, May 26 at 2:00 p.m. (no performance Friday, May 24)
$28 general admission, $25 seniors and students
Buy tickets online here or call 505-424-1601 for reservations (pay at door)
Two Artists in Prison
Presented by Theater Grottesco
Thursday, May 23 - Sunday, June 9; Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00 pm.
$35 general admission, $20 students, Thursday performances are pay-what-you-can, $100 closing party
For Love of Mu$ic
Presented by Labinger Productions
May 31-June 9; Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00 pm.
$25 general admission, $15 youth
Buy tickets online here or call 505-424-1601 for reservations (pay at door)
Poetry Reading with Aaron Rudolph, Richard Robbins, and Vance Couperus
Aaron Rudolph and friends read Poetry at Paraguas
Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
Free admission
Audition Notice: In My Father's House
In association with Jacalyn Kane Productions
Auditions will be held Saturday, June 15, 2:00pm - 5:00pm & Sunday, June 16, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
No reservation necessary
Poetry Reading and Book Launch with Jane Lipman
Presenting her new book in every peach the taste of thunder, a new collection of haiku
Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
Free admission
Roselyne
A ProFitArt (Czech Republic) play
Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
Suggested donation $15 - $30 (at door)
Purchase tickets online or call 505-424-1601 for reservations (pay at door)
Acapella
AMFlamenco presents Acapella: Happy Hour Tapas, Arte Expo, and Flamenco Show
Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.
$35 general admission or two tickets for $60
Buy tickets online here or call 505-424-1601 for reservations (pay at door)
Nothing Else, Mothers
A ProFitArt (Czech Republic) play
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Suggested donation $15 - $30
Purchase tickets online or call 505-424-1601 for reservations (pay at door)
Journal Entries
A Poetry Readingwith Natachee Momaday Gray and Jill Prendergast
Sunday, July 7, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
Free admission
UTC's Summer Camp!
Hosted by the Umbrella Children's Theatre (UTC)
July 9 - 26; Thursday, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm.
Free to join!
For more information or to register, contact jojotarnoff@yahoo.com
WATCH ONLINE
Mariana Pineda
Federico Garcia Lorca's second play, performed in English
Based on the true story of Mariana de Pineda y Muñoz, who was executed on May 26, 1831 for having sewn a flag for the opposition against the tyrannical rule of King Ferdinand VII. The play is performed in English, using Gwynne Edwards' translation.
Watch Mariana Pineda excerpts:
Mariana (played by Anna Dempf) finds out she is under arrest
Mariana sings the famous song "I am a Smuggler"
The 4th Conspirator (played by Carlos Sigala) explains why the revolution must be postponed
Scenes from United in Blood: The Revolutionary Music and Poetry of Chile
United in Blood / Unidos en la Sangre
The Revolutionary Music and Poetry of Chile / Música y poesía revolucionarias de Chile
A fully staged performance celebrating the artistic, social and political vision of four of Chile’s most beloved musicians and poets. Performed in the original Spanish, with English translations. / Una representación escénica que celebra la visión artística, social y política de cuatro de los músicos y poetas más queridos de Chile. Presentdo en el español original, con traducciones al inglés.
Cat's Pajamas
A play by Albuquerque playwright Vicki Meagher and directed by Talia Pura
In a devastating instant in Taos, New Mexico, the lives of two emotionally challenged people intersect. The two attempt to connect with each other, crossing through a minefield of issues including disability, isolation, homelessness, abandonment, suicide, the haunting memory of a mass shooting, and survivor guilt...
Black Range Trilogy
3 one-act plays by Santa Fe poet/playwright John Macker
A searing portrait of a struggling New Mexico family on the wrong side of the law, directed by Noah G. Simpson and Argos MacCallum.
Save the Bees
A play about political impasse by NM State Senator Bill O’Neill
Directed by Duchess Dale, the play is about the difficulty legislators face from their respective partisan bases as they attempt to work across the aisle in the current polarized political atmosphere.
Additional content: Watch the Save the Bees - Talk Backs on Xerb >
Paja and The Peanuts and The Picky Princesses
Adapted by Rebecca Morgan from the original prize-winning story “The Princess and the Peanut”
Presented by the Umbrella Children's Theatre, Paja and The Peanuts and The Picky Princesses is a good, old fashioned fairy tale about a happy kingdom full of happy people with just one problem…The Queen Vereen must decide who is heir to the throne...
A Musical Piñata for Christmas XI
A Community Cerebration for the Holidays
Featuring music by the Teatro Paraguas Orchestra, flamenco by Compañía Chuscales y Mina Fajardo and Ballet Folclórico de mi Pueblo, a holiday play titled "A Christmas Carol on Airport Road," and of course the traditional breaking of the piñata with Santa Clos! Plus much more.
The Butler Didn’t Do It!
A Comic ‘Who Done It’ Mystery presented by the Umbrella Children's Theatre
Featuring original song, music and dance, and adapted by Katie Thomas, edited by JoJo Sena-Tarnoff and Rebecca Morgan, with original music by Mélange.
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