Ricardo Gutiérrez
Executive Artistic Director
present
THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
THE WOLF AT THE
END OF THE BLOCK
By Ike Holter
Directed by Ricardo Gutiérrez
Sandra Márquez*^, Gabriel Ruiz*^, Ayssette Muñóz^,
Bear Bellinger*, and James D. Farruggio*
Production Manager Jennifer Aparicio^
Stage Manager Stephanie Hurovitz*
Scenic Design Milo Bue
Lighting Design Diane D. Fairchild¨
Costume Design Uriel Gómez^
Sound Designer Eric Backus
Dramaturg
Kendra Miller
Props Designer Jamie Karas
Set Construction Andrei Onegin, Seagull Works
Assistant Director / Graphic Designer Angelica Acebedo-Frint
Assistant Stage Manager Mandy Scott
Assistant Sound Designer Sadie Tremblay
Master Electrician Martha Templeton
January 28 – March 5, 2016
The Richard Christiansen Theater at The Biograph 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60614
The Wolf at the End of the Block was commissioned by
Teatro Vista, Chicago; Ricardo Gutierrez, Executive Artistic Director.
*Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.
^Denotes a Teatro Vista Ensemble Member or Artistic Associate
¨Denotes a member of United Scenic Artists
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CAST
[BY ORDER OF APPEAR ANCE]
Abe................................................................................................................................................ Gabriel Ruiz*
Nunley...................................................................................................................................... Bear Bellinger*
Miranda.................................................................................................................................. Ayssette Muñóz
Frida......................................................................................................................................Sandra Márquez*
James.............................................................................................................................. James D. Farruggio*
*Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association,
the union of professional actors and stage managers.
SETTING: Chicago, Illinois
TIME: Present
S P E C I A L T H A N K S TO
Chay Yew, Victory Gardens’ Box Office and Front of House Personnel, DePaul University,
Northshore Baptist Church, Jennifer Anglin, Joel Maisonet, Sari Sanchez,
Tommy Rivera-Vega, Kirsten Fitzgerald, Gus Menary, Josh Altman, Emma Couling,
Miki Byrne, and A Red Orchid Theatre
An extra special thanks goes out to Deb Davis and Ricardo Gutierrez who helped make
this play commission possible.
T E AT R O V I S TA WO U L D L I K E TO T H A N K I T S G E N E R O U S S U P P O R T E R S
Season Headline Sponsors
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ABOUT THE PL AY
Kendra Miller, our production dramaturg for The Wolf at the End of the Block, sat down
with Ike Holter for an interview regarding his new play.
KM: Where did “Wolf” come from? IH: I started writing this play when we had a different president, the nation had a
different mood, and the fears that now take up a lot of our brain space were, back
then, ideas much more in the line of science fiction than everyday fact.
KM: How has the play changed since then?
IH: The play has changed a lot since we jumped into rehearsal, and as crazy as the
world is--and it’s incredibly insane right now--there’s something very cool about
knowing the audience is smart. We don’t have to touch things on the nose. Everyone in the same room knows what’s being implied, what’s being said underneath.
We’re all in a similar place right now. KM: What was your process like in the rehearsal room?
IH: As someone who only works on new plays, I need the ideas and energy of everyone in the room: I continually work with some of the same collaborators because
we recognize the weird nature of creating new work and have an expedited process. I’ve been working with Gabe in several different capacities for the better part
of about 10 years. He’s one of the most flexible, fast, giving and intelligent actors
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KM: ”Wolf” takes place in the same Chicago neighborhood as some of your previous
plays, where does it fit into that universe?
IH: ”Wolf” comes directly after “Prowess” and before “Lottery Day” (a play currently
in workshops at Goodman Theater). “Wolf” deals with the people trying to make a
life in this place directly after “Prowess” tried to change the neighborhood (spoiler
alert: they were not entirely successful). There are 7 plays in this Chicago cycle, and the situations of each play carry over in
the next one; there are Easter eggs and character name drops and some setups for
stories that haven’t been told yet; you do NOT have to have seen the other plays,
but I think it’s fun to know that these stories exist on a much bigger canvas. All the
plays deal with a large group of people in a similar moment in time wrestling with
some of the same themes. This is the 4th chapter, and there are 3 more to go: commissions by Victory Gardens, by The Goodman, and by Writer’s Theater. KM: This collaboration with Teatro Vista is a new relationship, what was that process like?
IH: This process has been great because I’ve finally gotten to work with a lot of other
great actors and designers and people whose work I’ve loved from the audience,
and finally getting to work with Ricardo after loving shows by Teatro Vista has been
awesome. KM: You often use music and specific songs in your work, and to great effect in “Wolf”.
What were you listening to when you wrote the play?
IH: I listen to the same music over and over again, and the soundtrack for “Wolf” has
a lot of Frank Sinatra, Fiona Apple, Pharell, Anderson Paak, Aimee Mann and people
like Billy Preston on there; it’s a remixed take on an old genre. KM: If you could write a show with any other artists out there right now, who would be in
the room?
IH: I would love to do a musical with Janelle Monae and Riz Ahmed!
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R E H E A R S A L P H O TO S |
PHOTOG R APH Y BY L AU R E N KINC AID - FILB E Y
Bear Bellinger and Jim Farruggio
Gabe Ruiz
Sandra Márquez and Ayssette Muñoz
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
Raphael
Diaz
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Teatro Vista
Sandra
Márquez
Gabriel
Ruiz
Ayssette
Muñóz
Bear
Bellinger
James D.
Farruggio
Jackie
Alamillo
Tony
Santiago
Scot
West
Ilse
Zacharias
CAST BIOGR APHIES
SANDRA MÁRQUEZ (Frida) is an actor,
director and educator, as well as a longtime
ensemble member and former Associate
Artistic Director of Teatro Vista (1998-2006).
Last spring she had the honor of joining
the ensemble of Steppenwolf Theater
where she most recently appeared in the
world premiere of Mary Page Marlowe.
Earlier this season she played Clytemnestra
in Court Theater’s production of Electra
and next summer she will play the same
character in Iphigenia at Aulis for the
remount of the Court production at the
Getty Villa in California. A proud member
of AEA and SAG-AFTRA her film and TV
credits include: Chicago Code, Boss, Chicago
Med, The Big Bang Theory, and Timer. She
has been a member of the theater faculty
at Northwestern University since 1995,
where she very much enjoys teaching and
mentoring young people.
AYSSETTE MUÑOZ (Miranda) is a MexicanAmerican actress from the Rio Grande
Valley. She has been living in Chicago for
3 years. Chicago Credits include: Juliet u/s
in Romeo and Juliet (Chicago Shakespeare
Theater), Carolina in Chicago PD (Season 3
Episode 303), Marisol in the staged reading
of Marisol(Goodman Theater Latino
Festival), Maria Teresa in In the Time of the
Butterflies, Amparo in Between You, Me & the
Lampshade, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and
Catherine in A View from the Bridge (Teatro
Vista). Other Credits include: Adriana in The
Comedy of Errors (Notre Dame Shakespeare
Festival), Hope in Urinetown (Thirteen
O’Clock Theatre). She was selected by Chris
Jones with the Chicago Tribune as one of
2015’s “Top 10 Hot New Faces of Chicago
Theatre.” She is a proud ensemble member
with Teatro Vista and is represented by
Paonessa Talent Agency. Enjoy the show!
GABRIEL RUIZ (Abe) is a graduate of
the DePaul Theatre School and a proud
ensemble member of Teatro Vista. Chicago
credits include Singin’ in the Rain and City
of Angels (The Marriott Theater), Man in
the Ring and Agamemnon (Court Theater),
Arcadia and Company (Writers’ Theatre), The
Upstairs Concierge (the Goodman Theater),
White Tie Ball (Teatro Vista), Creditors (Remy
Bumppo Theater), How Long Will I Cry?,
Motherfucker with the Hat and The Way West
(Steppenwolf Theater), Sita Ram (Chicago
Children’s Choir), Working: The Musical (The
Broadway Playhouse), Richard III (Chicago
Shakespeare Theater), and Arabian Nights
(Lookingglass Theater). Regional credits
include Native Gardens (The Cincinatti
Playhouse), Harvey (Milwaukee Repertory
Theatre), Why Torture is Wrong, and the
People Who Love Them (Forward Theater
Company) and Blood and Gifts (The Lincoln
Center, New York). He can also be seen as
Dilip Singh in both seasons of Boss on the
Starz Network.
BEAR BELLINGER (Nunley) is extremely
excited to be making his Teatro Vista
debut with the chance to tackle Ike
Holter’s incredible words. He has been
seen in Chicagoland productions with The
Inconvenience, The Hypocrites, Chicago
Children’s Theatre, Paramount Theatre, and
Court Theatre among others. He would
like to thank the amazing ladies of Shirley
Hamilton Talent for always having his back.
Instead of a website, he would like to direct
you to search for the “Chicago Minority
Actor Database” on Facebook to interact
with one of the ways in which artists are
working to make Chicago’s theatre scene
more inclusive and representative. Thank
you to everyone at Teatro Vista for this
opportunity. And, now and forever, #BLM.
JAMES D. FARRUGGIO (James) Previous
plays include: Of Mice and Men and To Kill
a Mockingbird (Steppenwolf for Young
Adults); Show Boat (The Lyric Opera of
Chicago); Bethany; Streamers; Stop/Kiss;
The Ruby Sunrise; Suicide, Incorporated;
Northwest Highway; Oh, The Humanity
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CAST BIOGR APHIES
c o n t.
(and other exclamations); Almost Maine,
Vigils, and Broadsword as well as
Ten.2012, Ten.2013, and Ten.2014 (The Gift
Theatre); The Kentucky Cycle (Infamous
Commonwealth Theatre); Stage Door
(Griffin Theatre). Film and Television credits:
APB, Batman Dark Knight, The Beast, Prison
Break, Crisis, Chicago PD and Hugh Hefner
in The Playboy Club.
JACKIE ALAMILLO (Understudy, Frida) is
thrilled to be working with Teatro Vista for
the first time. She would like to extend a
heartfelt thank you to Ricardo for taking
a chance on an ex-talent agent with a
severely outdated acting resume. Later
this year, Jackie will be appearing in King
Liz directed by Chuck Smith at Windy
City Playhouse. She would like to take a
moment to appreciate her fellow artists
who represent the beautiful diversity the
city of Chicago has to offer. Thank you for
the love and acceptance you have shown
in this wonderful theatre community.
RAPHAEL DÍAZ (Understudy, Abe) is
thrilled to be returning to Teatro Vista. He
previously worked with Griffin on their
production of Winterset, and can next be
seen in Raven’s production of Not About
Nightingales. He would like to thank
Ricardo for the wonderful opportunities
he has given him. Love and gratitude to his
friends and family. Dedicado a su mama. “If
you hate a person, you hate something in
them that is part of yourself. What isn’t part
of ourselves doesn’t disturb us.”
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TONY SANTIAGO (Understudy, Nunley)
Acting credits include: The Hairy Ape, The
America Play (Oracle Theatre), Victory,
White Noise (The Inconvenience) Sons
of the Prophet, Rent, Welcome to Arroys’
(American Theatre Company) Sender (First
Floor Theatre). Producing credits include
Kristiana Rae Colón’s Good Friday, Peter &
The Wolf, Ike Holter’s Stay Lit, The Jungle,
Romulus, R+J: The Vineyard, and MixTape
(Oracle Theatre). Tony graduated from
Virginia Commonwealth University in
Richmond, VA. Next Up, Tony works with
Story Catchers at the CCJTDC.
SCOT WEST (Understudy, James) was most
recently seen as Trigorin in The Seagull
at the Artistic Home and in a staged
workshop of Tilikum by Kristiana Rae Colon
at Sideshow Theatre. Other recent Chicago
credits include playing John Morrison
in Men Should Weep (Griffin Theatre, Jeff
Award- Best Production) and Donald
Rumsfeld in Lunacy (Jackalope Theatre).
Since coming to Chicago in 2012, he has
appeared in productions and readings with
Buzz22, Victory Gardens, Rasaka Theatre,
Oak Park Festival Theatre, 16th Street
Theatre, Vintage Theatre Collective, Prop
Thtr, Chicago Dramatists, among others. He
has an MFA in Acting from Ohio University.
ILSE ZACHARIAS (Understudy, Miranda)
makes her Teatro Vista debut. Chicago
credits include: King Lear (Chicago
Shakespeare Theater); Shrewish u/s
(Artemisia Theatre); The Heidi Chronicles
(Cuckoo’s Theater Project); Perspective (Cold
Basement Dramatics); and Followspot (The
Bridge Theater). Television credits include
The Exorcist (FOX). Upcoming performances
include Into the Beautiful North (16th Street
Theater). Ms. Zacharias received her BFA
in Acting from the Chicago College of
Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.
PRODUCTION TEA M
IKE HOLTER (Playwright) has had work
produced at The Steppenwolf Garage, A
Red Orchid, Barrow Street, Primary Stages,
The Lily Tomlin Theater, Philadelphia
Theater Company, The New Colony,
Jackalope Theater and The Inconvenience,
where he is a founding member. He’s
received fellowships and commissions
from Goodman Theater, Studio Theater,
The Kennedy Center, Writers Theater,
Teatro Vista, DePaul University and The
Playwrights Center. Both his plays Exit
Strategy and Hit The Wall premiered in
Chicago and moved to Off Broadway
productions in New York. Last year he
premiered 3 new plays; Sender at A Red
Orchid, Prowess at Jackalope and Stay
Lit at Oracle Theater, which then moved
to Steppenwolf’s LookOut series. He
was named the “Chicagoan of the Year
in Theater 2014” by Chris Jones of The
Chicago Tribune, and his monologues
have been published in The New Yorker
and Applause Books. Holter was recently
named one of Victory Gardens newest
ensemble playwrights and is currently on
commission there for a new play.
he will be appearing in Destiny of Desire
at South Coast Rep. and at The Goodman
Theatre. Gutiérrez has appeared on stage
at the Actors Theatre in Louisville, The
Denver Center Theatre, Steppenwolf
Theatre, Victory Gardens and Lookingglass
Theatre. Recent television credits include
Chicago PD, Sirens and Boss.
RICARDO GUTIÉRREZ (Director) is the
Executive Artistic Director of Teatro Vista
where he recently directed Parachute
Men. Other Teatro Vista directing credits
include In The Time of the Butterflies,
Between You, Me and The Lampshade, A
View From The Bridge, Momma’s Boyz, i put
the fear of mexico in’em, and La mágica
posada. Gutiérrez served as the artistic
director of Nosotros in Los Angeles and
The Canterbury Theatre in Indiana. He is
the co-founder of the Alliance of Latino
Theatre Artists Chicago (ALTAchicago)
a service organization dedicated to
promoting and fostering Latino/a theatre
artists in Chicago. As an actor, Gutiérrez
most recently appeared in In The Heights at
The Paramount and in the world premieres
of Song For The Disappeared and Fish Men
at the Goodman Theatre. Later this year,
STEPHANIE HUROVITZ (Stage Manager)
feels most at home when working
with Teatro Vista. Previous TV credits
include: In the Time of the Butterflies; My
Mañana Comes; Between You, Me, and the
Lampshade; Jeff Award winning A View
From the Bridge; and the world premiere
of i put the fear of mexico in ‘em. Stephanie
is a Rivendell Theatre Ensemble member
and has worked on 10 shows with RTE
since 2006. Additional Chicago credits
include: The Taming of the Shrew (Oak
Park Festival Theatre); Animals Out of
Paper (Shattered Globe Theatre); In Love
and Warcraft (Halcyon Theatre Company);
The Bard Unraveled (Innervation Dance
Cooperative); An Inspector Calls (Remy
Bumppo Theatre Company); Overcome
(The Runaway Circus); staged readings of
Duo: 1 is 1; 2 is Math (SuzBo Productions);
JENNIFER APARICIO (Production
Manager) has been working in the
Chicago theater scene for the past few
years as a production manager and stage
manager. Besides working as Teatro Vista’s
production manager, other credits include
work with Sideshow Theatre Company
(Give It All Back), 16th Street Theater (Book
Club Play, Living Large in a Mini Kind of
Way), and Pegasus Players (Blacula, The
Youth Playwright’s Festival). As a stage
manager, she is currently working with
Lifeline Theatre on their production of A
Wrinkle in Time. Other credits include work
with 16th Street Theater, Lifeline Theatre,
and Teatro Luna. She is also an Artistic
Associate with Teatro Vista and 16th Street
Theater.
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PRODUCTION TEA M
c o n t.
and she had the pleasure of working on
6 shows from 2003-2008 with Lifeline
Theatre Company.
MILO BUE (Scenic Design) is excited to be
joining Teatro Vista on this production.
He is a graduate from Columbia College
Chicago where he designed A Dark Play,
Bent, Arcadia, Spirits to Enforce, Spring
Awakening, and The Drowsy Chaperone.
His design credits include Lysistrata, Dead
Children (the side project), A Promise
of a Rose Garden (Babes with Blades),
The Memory of Water (Piccolo Theatre),
Resolution (Pride Films and Plays), and
dirty butterfly (The Blind Owl/Halcyon
Theatre). He has assisted on productions
at Steppenwolf Theatre, Timeline Theatre,
The Hypocrites, A Red Orchid, Porchlight
Theatre and many others.
www.milobuedesign.com
DIANE D. FAIRCHILD (Lighting Design) is
thrilled to be working with Teatro Vista
again. Previous credits: Where Did We Sit On
The Bus? (with VG and DCASE); Upcoming
design credits include productions at
Theater Wit, Wheaton College, Raven, and
Lifeline. Much love and thanks to F.L., X-box
and Q-ball.
URIEL GÓMEZ (Costume Design) is
ecstatic to be working with Teatro Vista
again. Recent design credits include the
Chicago premieres of Parachute Men, In the
Time of the Butterflies, My Mañana Comes
(Teatro Vista); The Black Slot, The Women of
Lockerbie, The Lyons (Aston Rep); Mary Kate
Olsen is in Love (The Comrades); and Men
on the Verge of a Hispanic Breakdown (Pride
Films & Plays). He would like to thank Matt;
as well as his friends, and family for all their
support. For more information and designs
please visit ugomez.com
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ERIC BACKUS (Sound Design) is excited
to join the creative team of Wolf! Eric
recently designed the Off-Broadway
and touring productions of SoloChicago
Theatre’s Churchill, and the Chicago and
LA productions of Thrones! A Musical
Parody. Other select sound design and
music composition credits include
The Assembled Parties and Red Velvet
(Raven Theatre), Apartment 3A (Windy
City Playhouse), Christmas at Christine’s
(Silk Road Rising), Grounded (Theater of
Thought), Rose (Greenhouse Theater),
The Unfortunates (SoloChicago Theatre),
and Northanger Abbey (Lifeline Theatre).
Eric has also worked with many Chicago
theatre companies including Lookingglass,
Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and
Steppenwolf. To hear his music, please visit
www.ericbackus.com.
KENDRA MILLER (Dramaturg) is a director,
dramaturge, and performer. Select
dramaturgy credits include Loom (Nothing
Without a Company), OOH-RAH! (LiveWire
Theatre), and The Wild (Walkabout Theater
Company). Most recently she directed The
Cure (Walkabout Theater Company) at the
Chicago Cultural Center. She is thrilled and
honored to be working on another Ike
Holter adventure.
JAMIE KARAS (Props Designer) is excited to
be returning to Teatro Vista! Other shows
she has done with Teatro Vista include:
I Put the Fear of Mexico in ’Em and In The
Time of the Butterflies. She is also the Prop
Shop Supervisor at Loyola University and
freelances around Chicago. Some of these
theatres include: Steep Theatre, About
Face Theatre, Griffin Theatre, Lookingglass
Theatre, Steppenwolf, House Theatre,
Rivendell Theatre, Strawdog Theatre, Haven
Theatre, and Windy City Playhouse.
PRODUCTION TEA M
c o n t.
ANDREI ONEGIN - SEAGULL WORKS
SCENE SHOP(Set Construction) During the
35 years of Andrei’s theater career he has
participated in and built or designed sets
for more than 130 productions. He has
worked for legendary companies including
Moscow Art Theater, Kabuki and ComédieFrançaise. He received his MFA in 1992
from The Moscow Art Theater School with
a concentration in set design, engineering
and production. Andrei is a 2014 NonEquity Wing Jeff Award Winner for Best Set
Design, 2013-14 Equity Wing Jeff Award
Nominee for Best Midsize Set Design,
2013-14 Black Excellence Award Winner for
Outstanding Technical Support (set), and
2013-14-15 Black Theater Alliance Award
Winner for Best Set Design. He is the owner
of Seagull Works Chicago Scene Shop, an
independent design and construction
company serving the Chicago theater
community since 1999. Andrei and Seagull
Works Scene Shop are extremely excited to
be working for Teatro Vista again.
ANGELICA ACEBEDO-FRINT (Assistant
Director / Graphics) Born in Bogota,
Colombia and graduate of Northern
Illinois University (NIU) with two degrees
in Graphic Design and Corporate
Communications, Angelica started her
career as a designer and began acting
around Chicago. Angelica has appeared in
TV Commercials, Chicago Fire and Empire.
She is firm believer that design is a lifestyle
and good design combined with rock
solid story-telling has the power to inspire
emotion and create action, so partnering
with Teatro Vista was a natural fit. She is
thrilled to be working alongside Ricardo
and the rest of the team on this wonderful
piece.
MANDY SCOTT (Assistant Stage Manager)
is a recent grad from Hope College. She
spent her last semester working OffBroadway in New York with The New
Group on their production of Buried Child.
After moving to Chicago, she worked with
The House Theatre on their productions
of The Last Defender and The Nutcracker.
She is absolutely thrilled to be working
with Teatro Vista on this production. She
is thankful for her family and friends who
have been with her along the way.
MARTHA TEMPLETON (Master Electrician)
is overjoyed to be a part of the team
for Wolf at the End of the Block. She is a
freelance master electrician and stage
hand based out of Chicago as well as
the lighting supervisor for the Logan
Center Performance Hall. She has a BA
in mathematics from the University of
Chicago. Recent credits include Pirandello’s
Henry IV (Remy Bumppo), Parachute Men
(Teatro Vista), and The Bachelors (Cole
Theatre).
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HISTORY & MISSION
Teatro Vista produces, develops and commissions plays that explore the wealth and
variety of the human experience from a Latino perspective for all Chicagoans to
enjoy. The company provides work and professional advancement opportunities for
Latino theater artists, with special emphasis on utilizing the talents of the company’s
Ensemble Members. Furthermore, Teatro Vista seeks to enhance the academic
performance of Chicago students through its Educational Outreach program which
serves over 3,000 students annually.
The company was founded in 1990 by Edward Torres and Henry Godinez with the
goal of bringing a diverse repertory of plays to Chicago as well as to address the lack
of opportunities available to Latino actors. Torres and Godinez sought to cast Latino
actors in roles that they have not traditionally been offered by other theaters.
With these goals as organizational principles, Teatro Vista has become one of the
nation’s leading Latino Equity theater companies. It has produced over 60 productions
including 16 World Premieres, 14 Chicago Premieres and commissioned numerous
plays.
Today, the company is led with great vitality by Executive Artistic Director, Ricardo
Gutiérrez. The company was recently named one of “Chicago’s Cultural Leaders” by
the Arts & Business Council and received the League of Chicago Theatre’s Artistic
Leadership Award.
T E AT R O V I S TA S TA F F
Ricardo Gutiérrez..........................................................................................Executive Artistic Director
Tom Vega-Byrnes.......................................................................... Financial Director, Board Member
Cruz González-Cadel....................................................................................Social Media Coordinator
Ramón Ybarra............................................................................................................ Education Outreach
Lauren Kincaid-Filbey....................................................................................Administrative Assistant
Press & Media Relations..........................................................Jay Kelly, L.C. Williams & Associates,
[email protected], 312.565.4623
Charín Álvarez
Max Arciniega
Desmín Borges
Cheryl Lynn Bruce
Ramón Camín
Ivonne Coll
Lauri Dahl
*Deb Davis
Sandra Delgado
Liza Fernández
ENSEMBLE
Khanisha Foster
Isaac Gomez
Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel
Ricardo Gutiérrez
Erick Juárez
Jon Lyon
Eddie Martinez
Salome Martinez
Sandra Márquez
Joe Minoso
Ayssette Muñóz
Christina Nieves
Marvin Quijada
Tommy Rivera-Vega
Gabriel Ruíz
Tony Sancho
Nate Santana
Cecilia Suárez
Edward Torres
*Ensemble Member Emeritus
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Jennifer Aparicio
Brian Sidney Bembridge
Rinska Carrasco Prestinary
Steve Casillas
Ilana Faust
Mikhail Fiksel
ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES
Regina García
Uriel Gómez
Nancy Gracia
Jesse Klug
Kristen Leahy
Gabi Mayorga
Kristoffer Díaz
RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHTS
Cándido Tirado
Yunuen Pardo
Ron OJ Parson
Christine Pascual
Jesse David Pérez
Sari Sanchez
Martín Zimmerman
T E AT R O V I S TA B OA R D O F D I R E C TO R S
Teatro Vista’s Board of Directors is composed of a diverse group of individuals that are
passionate about Latino culture and its development in the City of Chicago. Its members
are committed to serving as ambassadors to the organization’s mission in the community
at large, as well as to ensure fiscal stability, transparency and responsibility.
Zeek Agosto, President
Rodrigo García, Vice President
Rosanna Márquez, Vice President
Tom Vega-Byrnes, Treasurer
Joan Pantsios, Secretary
Anthony Avarca
Betty Cleeland
Juan Morado
HONORARY BOARD
Bhuvana Badrinathan
Edgar Delgado
Ricardo Gutiérrez
Yolanda Hardy
Kareem Mohamednur
Enrique López
Laritza López
Tom Greensfleder
T E AT R O V I S TA’ S PA R T N E R S
Teatro Vista is a Chicago Symphony Orchestra Latino Association Partner.
TEATRO VISTA IS A MEMBER ORGANIZATION OF:
League of Chicago Theaters
Forefront (formerly Donors’ Forum)
Theatre Communications Group
Alliance of Latino Theatre Artists (ALTA)
Choose Chicago
TEATRO VISTA
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T E AT R O V I S TA E N S E M B L E U P DAT E S
Teatro Vista strives to promote Latino
theatre artists. Below are updates of what
Teatro Vista’s Ensemble Members have
been up to lately:
CHARIN ALVAREZ was last seen in Teatro
Vista’s In the time of the Butterflies and this
spring will next appear in The Scene at
Writers Theatre.
MAX ARCINIEGA was recently seen in
Full Circle: Miami (Season 3) on Direct TV/
AT&T U-Verse’s AUDIENCE and completed
shooting a recurring role on Colony
(Season 2) for USA and a recurring role on
Bosch (Season 3) for Amazon, both are set
to premiere in 2017.
DESMÍN BORGES stars as Edgar, on FXX’s
critically-acclaimed relationship comedy
You’re The Worst, now in its third season.
Additionally, he was recently seen in Carrie
Pilby, which premiered at the 2016 Toronto
International Film Festival, as well as the
indie drama DriverX.
CHERYL LYNN BRUCE recently directed
Steven Sapp’s Before the Pop, Pop, Pop for
the city’s first Peacebook Festival, a joint
venture between Collaboraction Theatre
and the Chicago Park District. She is cowriting Urban Search, a short play, with
husband artist Kerry James Marshall for
Victory Gardens’ Chicago Stories Gala on
October 28. Bruce will direct Teatro Vista’s
World Premiere of Sandra Delgado’s La
Havana Madrid in the spring of 2017.
RAMÓN CAMÍN be working as an
understudy in The Goodman Theatre’s
production of Destiny of Desire and was
recently seen in The Matchmaker at The
Goodman Theatre and in Halcyon Theatre’s
production of The Wild Duck.
SANDRA DELGADO just finished
her 2015/2016 season as part of the
Goodman’s Playwright’s Unit. Her play La
Havana Madrid will premiere in Spring
2017 with Teatro Vista. Watch out for her on
FOX’s The Exorcist this Fall.
LIZA FERNÁNDEZ plays a sassy-pants
nurse on The Affair. She is now “bi-coastal!”
As she set up shop in Los Angeles, she
joined the cast of Galactic Galaxy, a new
sci-fi series of which the teaser short was
accepted into this year’s Dances With Films
Film Festival. www.lizafernandez.com
ISAAC GOMEZ is a playwright,
dramaturge, and the director of new play
development at the award-winning Victory
Gardens Theater. His play, The Way She
Spoke, recently had its world premiere at
The Greenhouse Theater Center.
CRUZ GONZALEZ-CADEL can be seen this
spring in Teatro Vista’s production of La
Havana Madrid. She was recently seen in
You On The Moors Now at The Hypocrites.
RICARDO GUTIÉRREZ, see bio.
ERICK JUÁREZ lives in Los Angeles. He
recently wrapped his second independent
film titled Ma Donna, which will be hitting
the festival circuit soon. He is working with
getheadstrong.org, an organization that
provides free mental health care to Iraq
and Afghanistan war veterans, a mission
that is very close to his heart.
EDDIE MARTINEZ was last seen in Teatro
Vista’s world premiere production of
Parachute Men and can currently be seen
in Fade at Primary Stages in New York.
SALOME MARTINEZ was recently seen in
A Christmas Carol at the Goodman Theatre
and Parachute Men at Teatro Vista.
SANDRA MÁRQUEZ, see bio.
JOE MINOSO can regularly be seen as Joe
Cruz on NBC’s hit drama, Chicago Fire.
AYSSETTE MUNOZ, see bio.
CHRISTINA NIEVES was last seen as Lulu
in Between Riverside and Crazy at Pittsburgh
Public Theater. She is currently based in
New York City
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T E AT R O V I S TA E N S E M B L E U P DAT E S
MARVIN QUIJADA can be seen this spring
in Teatro Vista’s production of La Havana
Madrid. He is currently working on a silent
solo clown/mime show that incorporates
live electronic musical looping, as well as a
silent version of Romeo and Juliet. He’s also
an iOS musician and you can follow him on
sound cloud at Silent Marvin.
TOMMY RIVERA-VEGA can be seen this
spring in Teatro Vista’s production of
La Havana Madrid. He was last seen on
stage in Teatro Vista’s world premiere of
Parachute Men.
GABE RUIZ, see bio.
c o n t.
CECILIA SUÁREZ is currently performing
in the play HERMANAS and will be shooting
in Colombia a feature film titled Mariposas
Verdes in September. Her work can be seen
in the upcoming films Kubo (animation
feature, October 2016), La vida inmoral de
la pareja ideal (Manolo Caro’s new feature
film, October 2016) and Macho (Antonio
Serrano’s new film, November 2016).
EDWARD TORRES recently directed La
Canción by Cándido Tirado featuring music
composed by Grammy Award Winner Vico
C at Repertorio Español in New York City.
He has appeared on episodes of The Get
Down and Luke Cage, both for Netflix.
NATE SANTANA was recently seen in The
Last Wife at Timeline Theatre. For Teatro
Vista, he was last seen in White Tie Ball and
Momma’s Boyz.
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T E AT R O V I S TA’ S R E C E N T AWA R D S A N D N O M I N AT I O N S
2016
Jeff Award Nomination - Projection Design - Liviu Pasare for In the Time of the Butterflies
Jeff Award Nomination - Lighting Design - Diane Fairchild for Where Did We Sit on the Bus?
Jeff Award - Sound Design - Brian Quijada for Where Did We Sit on the Bus?
Jeff Award - Solo Artist - Brian Quijada for Where Did We Sit on the Bus?
2015
Broadway World Chicago Awards – Nomination Best Theater Production for Young
Audiences – Romeo & Juliet
Ayssette Muñóz - One of the Hottest Faces in Chicago Theater by Chicago Tribune
2014
Jeff Award – Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Sandra Márquez in A View From the Bridge
2013
Jeff Award Nomination – Solo Performance Juan Francisco Villa in Empanada for a Dream
Jeff Award Nomination – Lighting Design – Mac Vaughey for Empanada for a Dream
2012
Jeff Award Nomination – Best Production – Fish Men*
Jeff Award Nomination –Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Howard Witt in Fish Men*
Jeff Award Nomination – Best Lighting Design – Jesse Klug for Fish Men*
Jeff Award Nomination – Best Sound Design – Mikhail Fiksel for Fish Men*
2011
Arts & Business Council of Chicago’s Cultural Leaders – Teatro Vista
League of Chicago Theatres’ Artistic Leadership Award – Teatro Vista
Jeff Award Nomination – Best Actress in a Principal Role – Sandra Márquez in 26 Miles
2010
Jeff Award – Best Production The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity**
Jeff Award – Best New Work Kristoffer Díaz for The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity**
Jeff Award – Best Director Edward Torres for The Elaborate Entrance…**
Jeff Award – Best Actor in a Principal Role Desmín Borges for The Elaborate Entrance…**
Jeff Award – Best Fight Choreography David Woolley for The Elaborate Entrance…**
2009
Jeff Award Nomination – Best Production Our Lady of the Underpass
Jeff Award Nomination – Best New Work Tanya Saracho for Our Lady of the Underpass
Jeff Award Nomination – Best Lighting Design Jeremy Getz for El Grito Del Bronx***
*Co-Production with The Goodman Theater
**Co-Production with Victory Gardens Theater
***Produced in association with Collaboraction and The Goodman Theater
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T E AT R O V I S TA’ S P R O D U C T I O N H I S TO R Y ( 2 0 0 6 - 2 016 )
For full production history from 1991 to date, please visit www.teatrovista.org
2015 - 2016 SEASON
In the Time of the Butterflies
by Caridad Svich, based on Julia Álvarez’s
novel, Chicago Premiere
Where Did We Sit on the Bus?
by Brian Quijada, World Premiere
My Mañana Comes
by Elizabeth Irwin, Chicago Premiere
2014 - 2015 SEASON
Tamer of Horses
by William Mastrosimone, World Premiere
The Upstairs Concierge
by Kristoffer Díaz, Produced by The
Goodman Theatre, Co-Commissioned by
Teatro Vista
Between You, Me & The Lampshade
by Raúl Castillo, World Premiere
2013 - 2014 SEASON
White Tie Ball
by Martín Zimmerman, World Premiere
A View From The Bridge
by Arthur Miller
2012 - 2013 SEASON
I Put the Fear of México in ’Em
by Matthew Paul Olmos, World Premiere
Empanda For A Dream
written and performed by Juan Villa, coproduced with 16th Street Theatre
The Happiest Song Plays Last
by Quiara Alegría Hudes, World Premiere in
association with The Goodman Theatre
2011 - 2012 SEASON
Momma’s Boyz
by Cándido Tirado, Midwest Premiere
Fish Men
by Cándido Tirado, co-produced with The
Goodman Theatre, World Premiere
Yo Solo
Festival of Latino Solo Shows, co-produced
with Collaboraction
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2010 - 2011 SEASON
Freedom, NY
by Jennifer Barclay, World Premiere
El Nogalar
by Tanya Saracho World Premiere, coproduced with The Goodman Theatre
2009 - 2010 SEASON
26 Miles
by Quiara Alegría Hudes, Midwest Premiere
Our Lady of the Underpass
by Tanya Saracho
2008 - 2009 SEASON
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
by Kristoffer Díaz, World Premiere, coproduced with Victory Gardens Theater
El Grito del Bronx
by Migdalia Cruz, co-produced with
Collaboraction and The Goodman Theatre,
Midwest Premiere
Our Lady of the Underpass
by Tanya Saracho, World Premiere
2007 - 2008 SEASON
La Posada Mágica: The Magical Journey
by Octavio Solís
Dreamlandia
by Octavio Solís, Midwest Premiere
2006 - 2007 SEASON
La Posada Mágica: The Magical Journey
by Octavio Solís
A Park in Our House
by Nilo Cruz co-produced with Victory
Gardens Theatre, Midwest Premiere
Massacre: Sing to Your Children
by José Rivera co-produced with the
Goodman Theater, Midwest Premiere