By ARNALDO J. LÓPEZ – The first thing to catch your eye in our Bronx theater lobby this month is a selection of oversize photographs of fishermen as they go about their daily business. It’s an unexpected view, briefly disorienting, and an effective reminder that in New York City we’re never far from the ocean.…
WORK WITH US: NOW HIRING — Development Director — Apply by June 10, 2019 The roar of applause is a great satisfaction! On stage, backstage, or in the audience, it’s proof that we’re doing something fantastic, heroic even, something that brings people together. At Pregones/PRTT we know that satisfaction often, and it’s always tied to…
By ARNALDO J. LÓPEZ – One year after Hurricane María and following its successful Relief Drive for Artists in Puerto Rico, Pregones/PRTT announces MásPorPuertoRico, a new multi-platform initiative to support the ongoing recovery of the arts community on the island. With leadership and contributions by all of its ensemble artists and staff, the initiative harbors a mix of multi-discipline…
By ARNALDO J. LÓPEZ – We are proud to share a recent spate of top-tier honors awarded to our company and its leadership for artistic and organizational excellence. Summer 2018 has proven to be nothing short of transformative, fueling our creative selves and yielding substantial new resources for major works in progress! In June, the Doris Duke…
By ROSALBA ROLÓN – The BRONX is synonymous with MUSIC. It has been so for decades. And come March, we at Pregones/PRTT are turning up the volume on the musical tradition of The Bronx. Once again MARCH IS MUSIC gathers music ensembles and bands with a broad range of musical offerings. They will share our…
BY ROSALBA ROLÓN We did it! Thanks to the generosity of many individuals, institutions, and sister organizations, our Hurricane María Relief Drive for Artists in Puerto Rico met and surpassed initial collective intentions. The initiative provided direct, no-strings assistance to 172 artists in all disciplines in just three short months! Starting 27 September 2017, donations…
Click Here to DONATE NOW! The People are uniting and, as a result, WE ARE NOT TO BE DEFEATED! I proudly share with you details of the progress we’ve made, working together, since launch of the Hurricane María Relief Drive for Artists at Pregones/PRTT. First, a quick reminder of our guiding principles in conducting the…
“El pueblo unido jamás será vencido” (The People United Will Never Be Defeated) is now a universally known chant for popular solidarity and the struggle for justice. It dates back to dark days in the history of Latin America, and is an extraordinary example of when artists raise their voices to inspire millions of persons to…
When Miriam Colón bid farewell on March 3rd, she did so as gracefully as she lived. The trail of tributes from around the world, and most especially from those whose lives she touched speak volumes of her life, her vision, her wisdom, her wit. I will not attempt to match the thousands of messages received…
By January 29th, when the show closed, nearly 25,000 audience members had seen I Like It Like That – A Musical at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (PRTT) since it began last September. Think for a moment of the significance of this. PRTT has 186 seats available for this production. We performed 8 times a…