Alexandra Acosta and Alex Alvarez Directed By Teo Castellanos
GableStage PROUDLY PRESENTS BY TANYA SARACHO
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Por qué aquí, por qué ahora Cuando me puse manos a la obra en GableStage y di un vistazo a las obras disponibles, noté que había un gran número de títulos sobre los que la compañía ya contaba con derechos de licencia antes de la pandemia. Fade, de Tanya Saracho, era uno de ellos. No estaba familiarizada con la obra, pero me enamoré de la escritura fresca y sencilla de Tanya. La excelencia de esta pieza radica en la exploración lúdica de Saracho de temas complejos y personales como la herencia, el estatus y la identidad. Para Saracho, ahora una exitosa escritora de televisión, Fade es una pieza autobiográfica. Aunque se trata de una obra sobre clase social en la comunidad latina, su mensaje es para todos: el estatus no cambia lo que eres en esencia. Bien sea que Fade marque su primera vez en GableStage o que haya sido suscriptor durante 20 años, gracias por jugar un papel importante en nuestra temporada de reapertura 21/22. ¡Esperamos verte de nuevo en el teatro!
Whether Fade marks your first time at GableStage or you have been a subscriber for 20 years, thank you for playing an important role in our 21/22 re-opening season. We look forward to seeing you again at the theatre!
Bari Newport Producing Artistic Director / Directora Artística de Producción Photo Magnus Stark
NOTE FROM THE PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Why Here, Why Now When I rolled up my sleeves and took a look at GableStage’s books, I noticed that before the pandemic, the company had licensing rights to several properties. Tanya Saracho’s Fade was one. I was unfamiliar with the play but fell in love with Tanya’s fresh, economic writing. The excellence of this piece lies in Saracho’s playful exploration of complex, personal topics like heritage, status and identity. For Saracho, now a successful television writer, Fade is an autobiographical piece. While it is certainly a play about class within the Latinx community, its message speaks to all: status does not change who you are at your core.
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Scenic & Lighting Designer Frank J. Oliva^ Set Dresser & DesignerProperties Jameelah Bailey Costume Designer Camilla Haith Sound Designer Seth "Brimstone" Schere Production Stage Manager Katie Ellison* Directed by Teo Castellanos ATGABLESTAGETHEBILTMORE *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States PROUDLY PRESENTS FADE (Saracho) is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com The Scenic & Lighting Designer is a Member of the United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the IATSE, the union representing Scenic, Costume, Lighting, Sound and Projection Designers in Live Performance. ^ Set Dresser & AssistantProperties Constanza Celsi
CAST OF CHARACTERS THE VIDEOTAPING OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED Lucia.............................. Alexandra Acosta* Fade will be performed without an intermission. *Appearing through an agreement between GableStage and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Abel............................... Alex Alvarez* TIME: Now. All scenes take place after work hours. PLACE: An office in a film studio. Alex Alvarez Photo: Diana GarlePhoto: Thomas Vieljeux
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT Teo Castellanos Teo is an actor/writer/director, who for the past 25 years has solely worked in theater, film, and television. Teo is a Doris Duke Artist 2021, United States Artist Fellow 2019, and a Sundance Institute Screenwriters Intensive Fellow 2015. His award-winning solo NE 2nd Avenue, commissioned by Miami Light Project, toured for a decade and won the Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland 2003. He is the recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts, New England Foundation for the Arts, Knight Arts Challenge, among others. Teo’s most recent solo, Third Trinity, was directed by long-time collaborator and Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney. He founded the Dance/Theater Company Teo Castellanos D-Projects in 2003 and is also Artistic Director of the devised theater company Combat Hippies. Some acting theater credits include playing Elegba in Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size (right here at GableStage!) and Santos in The Hittite Empire’s Skeletons of Fish (London). Film credits include playing opposite Matt Dillon in Sunlight Jr. and opposite John Leguizamo in Empire. Teo is a member of SAG/ AFTRA, an Associate Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers, and holds a BFA in Theater from Florida Atlantic University. He is grateful to be back working at GableStage. He dedicates all his work to his wife, Lorna, and his daughter, Jaquén.
Tanya Saracho Tanya is a playwright and television writer who most recently served as creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the critically-acclaimed series “Vida” on Starz, The show featured all Latine writers and directors, including Saracho who made her directorial debut. Saracho is currently developing projects under her overall deal at Universal Cable Productions. Saracho co-founded the Untitled Latinx Project, whose mission is to increase Latine representation in television through content created by Latine writers. In addition, Saracho launched the Ojalá Ignition Lab, which is an incubator program aimed to nurture, amplify, guide, and empower intersectional Latine voices. The fellows and finalists for Ojala’s inaugural lab were announced in January 2022. Saracho was the recipient of the Norman Lear Writers Award at the 2021 Imagen Awards. Named one of “TV Scribes to Watch” by Variety in 2018, Saracho was honored by the LGBTQ California Legislative Caucus as their 2020 Pride Month Honoree. She received the Rising Star Award at the Outfest Legacy Awards, and was awarded the New Voice Award by Final Draft. “Vida” won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2019. The series was honored by the National Hispanic Media Coalition with the 2019 Impact Award, won the Audience Award at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival, and made its season two premiere as an Official Selection of the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.
Alexandra Acosta* (Lucia) is a proud Colombian actress, who is excited to perform in her hometown once again. She grew up in Miami but left for New York to attend Circle in the Square Theatre School and still resides there. Since graduating, she has worked extensively Off-Broadway, on National Tours, and in TV/ Film. Some of her favorite credits include: Law and Order, SVU (NBC); Law and Order, Organized Crime (NBC); Awkwafina is Nora from Queens (Comedy Central), Don Quixote (National Tour) and Our Trojan War (B.A.M.). Her work in Gender of Attraction (Fuerzafest) garnered her first nomination and won for Best Supporting Actress. Alexandra is grateful for the opportunity to bring the role of Lucia to life, and even more so that she gets to share that experience with her friends and family in Miami. She’d like to thank them for their continued love and support. Especially Gabby. Amo. Alex Alvarez* (Abel) is touched and thrilled to be back at GableStage, one of his artistic homes. He last appeared here in Indecent as Sholem Asch, and others.
ABOUT THE PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Other GableStage credits include: The Humans, Dry Powder, Stalking the Bogeyman, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, and Superior Donuts. Regional theatre credits include: Overactive Letdown (Theatre Lab), Summer Shorts ’22, ’18, ’16, Winter Shorts ’18, ’17 (City Theatre), Miami Motel Stories: North Beach (Juggernaut Theatre Company), Charlie Cox Runs with Scissors (West Boca Theatre Co.), From White Plains, The Goldberg Variations, Daniel’s Husband (Island City Stage), Domestic Animals (Palm Beach Dramaworks), Mud, Or, A Public Reading…, A Map of Virtue (Thinking Cap Theatre),
ABOUT THE CAST Bari Newport Bari joined GableStage as Producing Artistic Director in April, 2021. She came to Miami from the Penobscot Theatre Company in Bangor, Maine, where she served as Artistic Director for nine seasons. Previously, she was artistic associate at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, artistic/literary manager at the Pasadena Playhouse, associate producer at Horizon Theatre and associate director of Florida Repertory Theatre. As a producer, Newport has been responsible for the creation and stabilization of a wide range of artistic initiatives, including extensive work in new play development, education and community engagement. While leading Penobscot – which serves 40,000 people each season – Newport doubled the budget in eight years; produced five world premieres; created a partnership with the Penobscot Nation, with whom she developed two large-scale NEA-supported projects; and fully funded the company’s endowment. She kept her entire staff of 15 employed during the pandemic and produced an innovative season that included 17 newly commissioned digital projects. Her work as a director and actor has been seen at Horizon Theatre Company, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, American Stage, Cumberland County Playhouse, Florida Repertory Theatre, Sacramento Theatre Company, Westport Country Playhouse and the Williamstown Theatre Festival. She earned her BFA from the University of Southern California and MFA from the University of Iowa. Bari is a 20-year member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and the Actor's Equity Association.
Jameelah Bailey (Set Dresser & Properties Designer) is based in the South Florida region. Her latest projects include: The Cubans, A Wonderful World, 7 Deadly Sins (Miami New Drama); The Amparo Experience (Broadway Factor); The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (Faena Theatre); and Once On This Island (Slow Burn Theatre). She is excited to work on Fade with GableStage and is thankful for the wonderful opportunity. She would like to thank her friends and family for their continued love and support.
Constanza Celsi (Set Dresser & Properties Assistant) is excited to be working with such an amazing team. This is her fifth GableStage production in which she has filled roles as Assistant Stage Manager, Run Crew member and House Manager. She graduated from Florida International University with a Bachelor in Theater Arts. She would like to thank GableStage for giving her this opportunity and can’t wait for the next one.
Camilla Haith (Costume Designer) is a South Florida-based costume designer and wardrobe stylist. She owns Walloping Moll LLC, where she designs and builds costumes for opera, cruise ships, theatre, film, unique events and music videos. Theatrical credits include Intelligence Systems (SoBe Institute of the ArtsWorld Premiere), Fairy Tales Songs of the Dandelion Woman (SoBe Institute of the Arts - World Premiere), Fences (Pennsylvania Centre Stage), Boca, The Year of Magical Thinking (GableStage) and The Leopard (Frost School of Music). Camilla holds an MFA in Costume Design from Penn State, as well as a BFA in Theatre from Penn State and a BFA in Fashion Design from the International Academy of Design and Technology, Chicago.
Frank J Oliva^ (Scenic & Lighting Designer) is a Cuban American Stage Designer. Born and raised in Miami, he lives and works in New York City. Recent work includes projects with Weston Playhouse, Colorado Springs Theatre Center, Two River Theatre, The Guthrie, Urban Stages, The Kitchen Theatre and The Cincinnati Symphony. Frank was Associate Designer on the recent Broadway productions of Hangmen, Oklahoma! and West Side Story. Forthcoming work includes projects at GableStage, Ars Nova, Clubbed Thumb, Miami New Drama and Area Stage Company. Frank received the 2022 Robert L.B. Tobin Director/Designer Prize, the 2017 Innovative Theatre Award for Stage Design and was nominated for a 2018 Audelco Award. His designs were selected for exhibition at the 2019 Prague Quadrennial. He is an Executive Committee member of Wingspace Theatrical CREATIVE TEAM
Trust (Zoetic Stage), Visiting Hours (New Theatre), The Unseen (Promethean Theatre), Melisma (Arca Images), and Kiss of the Spider Woman: The Musical (Havok Theatre Company). This one is for Joe!
Katie Ellison* (Production Stage Manager) is excited to be in her fifth season as the Resident Production Stage Manager at GableStage. Outside of GableStage, she had the privilege of working with Miami New Drama at the Colony Theatre on their production of 7 Deadly Sins. Other credits include Assistant Stage Manager for Peter and the Starcatcher at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts and Assistant Stage Manager for Zoetic Stage’s productions of Stripped and Rapture, Blister, Burn. She was also the Production Stage Manager for Orchestra Miami’s Music at The Biltmore and The Mice War. Katie is a proud graduate of the University of Miami with a BFA in Stage Management. She is profoundly lucky to have the continued support and love of her husband Kevin and their two dogs Milo and Penny.
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# ^ The Scenic & Lighting Designer is a Member of the United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the IATSE is the union representing Scenic, Costume, Lighting, Sound and Projection Designers in Live Performance.
Land Acknowledgement: Our connection to the ancestry of this land and the lands of our ancestors' guides and informs this work. We acknowledge the Tequesta, Miccosukee, Calusa, Seminole and Taino peoples and the land we create on. We stand in solidarity, honor and respect for all of our ancestral connections from Africa to the New World and all points in between.
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@frankjoliva Seth “Brimstone” Schere (Sound Designer) is a Miami-based creative who has developed a diverse body of work informed by Hip Hop culture. In 2020, he was commissioned by Miami Light Project Here & Now to create RiDDLA, an audio theater work. As co-founder and Artistic Director of PATH: Preserving, Archiving & Teaching Hiphop, Inc, Brimstone is a recipient of the Knight Arts Challenge for “Miami OURstory.” He is a leader in Hiphop cultural preservation known for bridging the public and private sectors through projects like Sober Studios, a therapeutic music program for people overcoming addiction. Since 2003, he has collaborated with director Teo Castellanos, to shape Miami’s Hip Hop Theatre culture. With over 25 productions to his credit, he has the experience and versatility to seamlessly switch hats among producer, educator, director, writer, sound designer, performer and DJ. He is currently the resident host for the Museum of Graffiti’s weekly “Art Talk.”
*ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 50,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote,and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans.
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objectives of these productions are to expose culturally underserved students to an important work that may speak to their lives or the world today; allow students to hear Shakespeare’s words out loud in a creative manner rather than read in a classroom; and create a conversation around the historical elements of the production versus the storytelling devices used.
During the performance, students are directly encouraged by actors to seek out live cultural events within the community, see Shakespeare’s works in a new light, and continue their studies with historical works of theatre and literature. Students, no matter their economic status, are given the opportunity to see live theatre free of charge each year of high school. Many first-time attendees have never seen a live theatrical performance.
GABLESTAGE PROGRAMS
More than One Million Students
In 2022, King Lear was adapted and directed by Phillip Church, FIU Associate Pro fessor, Shakespeare scholar, and Producing Director of What If Works, Inc.
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Since 1979, GableStage, formerly known as Florida Shakespeare Theatre, has been privileged to introduce over one million Miami-Dade County Public Middle and High School students to live theatre productions of the highest quality. The Shakespeare in the Schools program partners with the MDCPS Cultural Passport Program to bring an abridged show directly to high school students during the school day. Selected plays focus on classic works of Shakespeare and have been presented to public and private schools throughout Miami-Dade County. Careful consideration is taken to ensure that the highest quality of teaching artists are involved with the
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GABLESTAGE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Daniel R. Lewis Louis Appignani Foundation, Inc Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation Shepard Broad Foundation Coral Gables Community Foundation Osiason Educational Foundation Inc Joseph H. & Florence A. Roblee Foundation This program is made possible through the generous support of:
Founded in 1979 as Florida Shakespeare Theatre, GableStage originally performed the plays of Shakespeare in repertory, using the outdoor Casino Gardens at Vizcaya. From 1987-1992, Florida Shakespeare Theatre was housed in the Minorca Playhouse in Coral Gables, until it was de stroyed by Hurricane Andrew. The company continued to produce at the Carousel Theatre in Coral Gables in 1993 and 1994. In 1999, the company moved to the historic Biltmore Hotel, and became GableStage.
In addition to a robust Main Stage season, GableStage presents a variety of Education and Community Outreach programs throughout the community. GableStage is the recipient of over 200 Carbonell Award nominations and 64 Carbonell Awards, a prestigious South Florida theatre award. In 2013, the Carbonell Awards honored GableStage with the Ruth Forman Award for major advancements in the South Florida theatre scene.
GABLESTAGE: A CUTTING-EDGE THEATRE HISTORY Time Stands Still
Since 1999, GableStage has been at the cutting edge of theatre in South Florida, striving to present the most vital works of international, contemporary playwrights, and producing quality theatrical productions that encompass themes and ideas relevant to the multicultural South Florida community. The company maintains a tradition of producing plays directly from successful Broadway and off-Broadway runs.
In January 2016, Producing Artistic Director Joseph Adler was deemed Champion of the Arts by the local arts funding group Citizens Interested in GableStageArts. is proud to be a member of the thriving South Florida theatre community. By staying true to its mission of encouraging new theatre companies, playwrights, artists, arts administrators, and local talent, GableStage is a major contributor to the growth and longevity of the South Florida cultural landscape.
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Vehicles Van: In addition to being able to bring our work to more locations within our community, having our own van will allow us to transport sets, props and costume pieces from storage to the theatre in no time.
Cars: Out-of-town artists need to be able to get around. At the very least, they need to travel from artist housing to the theatre and the grocery store. Having vehicles of our own would eliminate the need to rent a fleet of cars. Help!
Housing Have a guest house, vacation house or Airbnb? Housing with kitchens are needed for out-of-town artists staying two weeks or more. Warehouse Space Our theatre is intimate. Outside and inside. Extra warehouse space will help us store furniture, props and other materials used in the productions. Airline Miles Help bring out-of-town artists and playwrights to the productions. Flowers Seeking a flower sponsor to help celebrate artists and beautify GableStage. Shelving and plastic bins with lids Help us organize our storage! Ready to donate? Contact us at advancement@gablestage.org (305) 446-1116 Ext. 307 IN-KIND SUPPORT WISH LIST
There are many ways to support our theatre. Donations at any level are tax deductible! Stackable Washer and Dryer Costumes need to be cleaned! Having a washer/dryer on-site at the theatre will save time and resources.
FADE SUPPORTPRODUCTION Assistant Stage Manager Marialexia Hernandez House Manager Constanza Celsi Wardrobe Supervisor Debbie Richardson Film Streaming Director Alexandru Gherman Video Camera Operator Magnus Stark Editor Alexandru GABLESTAGEGhermanSTAFF Producing Artistic Director Bari Newport Artistic Production Stage Manager Katie Ellison Artistic Programming and Marketing Associate Tyla Palmer Production Production Manager Kristen Pieski Technical Director Victoria Murawski Master Electrician Art Garcia Advancement Director of Advancement Susan Jay Grants Manager Andrea O'NaghtenDougherty Marketing & Communications Director of Marketing & Community Engagement Ana María Carrano Public Relations Haj Media Media & Graphics Magnus Stark Social Media Specialist Diana Garle Business & Audience Services Business Manager Corleen Iannazzi Box Office Manager Dennis Vasta Box Office Associate Chris Zamora Box Office Associate Manuela Micucci Contact information 1200GableStageAnastasia Avenue, Suite 230 Coral Gables, FL 33134 Box Office: (305) boxoffice@gablestage.com445-1119 Media Contact www.gablestage.orgmedia@gablestage.org
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Be part of our amazing team and get more involved with GableStage! We are always looking for volunteers! From teenagers to seniors, there is a place for you at GableStage. Usher Corps • Painters • Carpenters Office Organizers • Content Producers Crafts People • Sewing Specialists To volunteer, contact volunteer@gablestage.org
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