Two productions will crown our stages this Summer: EL BOLERO WAS MY DOWNFALL at Pregones Theater in The Bronx, and the Broadway district opening of SPAMILTON at Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in Manhattan. Allow me to brag a bit. Two of the things we do extremely well at PregonesPRTT are: adaptations and collaborations. El Bolero…
On July 1st Pregones + Puerto Rican Traveling Theater began a brand new Season of fabulous programming. July 1st is the equivalent of our New Year’s celebration. With it, comes the traditional New Season’s resolutions, the return of our audience’s favorite programs and the birth of brand new artistic experiments. All the way to June…
March 7-April 21 in MANHATTAN – EXTENDED! This year’s favorite Off-Broadway sensation! Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Spanglish! A show about family, music and cultural identity. A celebration of diversity and a bold commentary of Spanglish culture. Written and performed by Elizardi Castro. Directed by Cándido Tirado.
November 1-18 in MANHATTAN – Stories of resistance and resilience from brazen feminist and working-class perspectives — brimming with heart and laugh out loud humor! First NYC performances in five years!
December 1 in MANHATTAN – Special concert preview of Pregones/PRTT’s stage adaptation of one of the most treasured works of contemporary Puerto Rican literature. The setting is an epic San Juan afternoon traffic jam, with hit song “La vida es una cosa fenomenal” blaring from every car radio!
December 13-22 in MANHATTAN – First full-length play by Latinx favorite Flaco Navaja pays homage to great musical icons from Janis Joplin to Menudo, from The Doors to Héctor Lavoe, from Jimi Hendrix to Rubén Blades. As much about Navaja’s creative evolution as about what makes our América great!
April 14, 2019 in THE BRONX – Get On The Train! Bronx Stories. 6 Latinx playwrights, 6 Latinx directors, 18 Latinx actors. 6 urgent short plays created in an intensive burst of creative collaboration! Produced in association with Obie Award winners Harlem9.
June 17-19, 2019 in MANHATTAN – SolFest 2019: Three nights of extraordinary Latinx theater, dialogue, and celebration! Featuring new plays by Evelina Fernández (THE MOTHER OF HENRY), Darell Alejandro Holnes (FRANKLIN AVE), Cusi Cram (THE WILD INSIDE), and Pregones/PRTT Ensemble (LA GUARACHA based on story and characters by Luis Rafael Sánchez). All events start 7pm and include social mixer. FREE Admission. RSVP Required. Reserve Now – Seating Is Limited!
May 4, 2019 in MANHATTAN – Parenting, mixed heritage, and invisible difference between Puerto Rican flag and come what may! First workshop production of a new comedy by Gabriel Hernández. Music by Gabriel Hernández & Gabo Lugo. Directed by Jorge B. Merced. Only two performances: 3pm and 7:30pm. BUY NOW!
October 1-25, 2014, in MANHATTAN A brand new staging of “the quintessential Boricua play,” celebrating the merger of Pregones Theater and Puerto Rican Traveling Theater. Featuring the return to the stage of acclaimed actor and original Apagón cast member Jorge B. Merced, together with rising Latino stage, film, and music star Flaco Navaja. Directed by…