Dallas Theater Center's performance of American Mariachi is on stage again in a limited-quantity, limited-time period, digital video. By using up to four high-res cameras and state-of-the-art sound, DTC has curated and produced a digital, broadway experience of the final dress rehearsal. Due to the closing of Dallas' theaters, Dallas Theater Center can sell tickets to the video of the only performance of American Mariachi. Patrons may pay-what-you-can starting at $15 to receive a link and a password to access the recording within 24-hours. Purchasers will have up to two weeks to watch the video. Dallas Theater Center is allowed to sell the video up to the original close date of April 5, 2020. Two weeks later, on April 19, 2020, the video will be deleted. The number of videos for sale is the same as the number of seats available throughout the run, so patrons are encouraged to buy soon.
On behalf of everyone at Dallas Theater Center, I am excited that this production of American Mariachi, which was never performed for a live audience, will be seen by audiences at home,
said Kevin Moriarty, Enloe/Rose Artistic Director, Dallas Theater Center. Bringing people together through art is an important part of healing. We hope that some of the heart and soul of that live experience will come through your screen and provide you with a moment of joy. Though we are deeply saddened by having to cancel our live productions in March and April, our entire staff is hard at work preparing for the future. We know that when the Coronavirus crisis is over that our city will be eager to come together in shared celebrations of our common humanity. We are eager to welcome the return of communal life when that day comes, with theater being at the heart of our shared experience.
In American Mariachi, Lucha yearns to break her monotonous routine spent caring for her ailing mother. Here's a wild idea: an all-girl mariachi band. But it's the 1970s, and girls can't be mariachis ... or can they? As Lucha and her spunky cousin hunt for bandmates, dodge disapproving relatives and bring Mom along for the ride, they wonder: will the band come together? American Mariachi is a heartwarming and hilarious comedy about family, progress and the freedom to dream big. The play will send your heart soaring and put a bounce in your step with a wave of vibrant, infectious live music. One central theme of American Mariachi that I think is so important for our society today is the empowerment of young women, the idea that women are not beholden to traditions that are exclusionary,
said Henry Godinez, Director of American Mariachi. Though the play is set in the 1970s, the need for young women to be reminded that they can do anything men can do is badly needed in our country today. The second thing the play addresses so beautifully is the issue of mental illness in our communities and the love, understanding, and forgiveness it demands of family.
The cast of American Mariachi includes Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company members Tiffany Solano DeSena (In the Heights, Public Works Dallas' As You Like It, Twelfth Night) as Lucha Morales and Christopher Llewyn Ramirez (A Christmas Carol, In the Heights, Public Works Dallas As You Like It) as Mateo. Joining them is Ricardo Gutierrez as Federico, Gloria Vivica Benavides (Real Women Have Curves) as Soyla, Gigi Cervantes as Amalia, Lucy Godinez as Boli, Satya Chavez as Gabby, Molly Hernandez as Isabel and Bobby Plasencia as Mino. The cast also includes band members from Mariachi Imperial De Dallas, TX; Cristian Najera playing trumpet, Alvaro Moreno playing violin, Maria Sandoval-Moreno as Tia Carmen and playing violin, Pedro Moreno playing guitarron and Gustavo Sanchez playing vihuela.
The production is complete with music director and original music arranged by Cynthia Reifler Flores, set designer Linda Buchanan, costume designer Danielle Nieves (Real Women Have Curves), sound designer Ray Nardelli (Dreamgirls), lighting designer Maria-Cristina Fusté and wig designer Jason Hayes (Public Works Dallas' As You Like It, Fetch Clay, Make Man).
*Special thanks to Ray Alva and Ben Zeman for digitally curating the content for American Mariachi.
People in Dallas can expect to laugh, cry and sing the music all the way home,
said Godinez. And perhaps they will see themselves, their families and communities represented on stage in a heartbreakingly honest and uplifting way.
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