EIGHT TALES OF PEDRO

by Mark-Eugene Garcia with music by Luis D’Elias

DRAMA WITH MUSIC 3 WOMEN, 4 MEN

In EIGHT TALES OF PEDRO, two sets of storytellers, some living now and some in 17th century Mexico, cross a country, risking everything for a new life. As they tell their tales, their lives and plots combine and intertwine into the same conclusion.

Mark-Eugene Garcia is a Mexican/ Honduran playwright. His work has won the Jerry Harrington Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Musical Theatre Winner, UnFringed Festival Best of Festival Award Winner, and Jacob Weiser Playwriting Award for a Fully Realized Drama. Productions include EIGHT TALES OF PEDRO (The Secret Theatre) STANDBY (New York International Fringe Festival), FACING EAST: A NEW MUSICAL (Jericho Arts Center) and (UN)MISSED CONNECTIONS (Planet Connections Theatre Festival).

Luis D’Elias was born in Caracas, Venezuela. After graduating from the Universidad Simón Bolívas he went on to pursue Film Composition and Electronic Production at Berklee College of Music. He has been nominated for the Independent Music, Venezuela Pepsi Music, and Hollywood Music in Media awards, among others. His music for EIGHT TALES OF PEDRO won the New York Innovative Theatre Award for Best Score. He is currently co-writing the upcoming musical BACK HOME.

EIGHT TALES OF PEDRO