Latino Initiative

En Español

Mixed Blood has a 20-year history of producing work by, with, for, and/or about Latinos. Since 1999 the theatre has produced annually in Spanish and English with bilingual casts, with projected supertitles allowing monolingual speakers to understand the entire production. Diminishing barriers to participation is at the center of the company's Latino initiative.

2012-13 Bilingual Mainstage Show

In the Time of the Butterflies
Adapted by Caridad Svitch from the book by Julia Alvarez
Directed by José Zayas
April 5—27, 2013 (preview April 4)

Based on Julia Alvarez’ popular novel, this tale of courage and sisterhood is inspired by the true story of the Dominican Republic’s Mirabal siblings whose underground resistance proved that despots are not invincible. A skillful blend of fact and fiction, In the Time of the Butterflies breathes life into the amazing 22-year journey of the sisters as they speak truth to the atrocities of dictator Rafael Trujillo.

Performed in Spanish and English (with translated supertitles in both languages), this bilingual world premiere is written by Caridad Svich, author of Mixed Blood’s 2010 play based on Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits.

Additional Latino talent in the 2012-13 season:

• Ricardo Vazquez appears as Gabe in Next To Normal, Oct 4–Nov 11
• Thallis Santesetban appears as Hilo in Theory of Mind, Oct 15–Nov 11
• Pedro Bayon appears as Jose in Elemeno Pea, directed by Mark Valdez, Feb 22–Mar 17