BY ROSALBA ROLÓN During one of the many international engagements that our Pregones Ensemble has been involved in, we found ourselves in beautiful Slovakia, surrounded by its mountains, it’s people and our local creative partners of Divadlo z Pasáže. One morning, during breakfast at the hotel, the waiter, who knew we were in town for…
BY ROSALBA ROLÓN Let’s party! Pregones/PRTT’s 23-24 Season has arrived, bringing in-person theater, music, dance, exhibits, films, outdoors events, and multiple collaborations to our Bronx and Manhattan theaters and neighborhood public spaces. Our cable TV and online offerings will continue, as will our artists’ participation in a range of streamed interviews and events. A new…
BY ROSALBA ROLÓN “Raise your right hand! Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?” This is how the first courtroom scene in Pregones/PRTT’s The Red Rose begins. The occasion? Puerto Rican activist Jesús Colón is called to testify,…
FREE – Spring 2024 – Pregones/PRTT and R.Evolución Latina renew their rich collaboration for a new round of the jointly produced Raúl Juliá Training Unit + Beyond Workshop Series. Workshops imparted by seasoned Broadway and Off-Broadway performing artists and culminating in a showcase production of new musical BARBA. – DARE TO GO BEYOND!
BY ROSALBA ROLÓN “Marching onward, marching onward, marching to that lovely tune”. These lyrics from the King of Ragtime, Scott Joplin (1868 – 1917), kept pulling me in as I sat to listen to the first concert of March Is Music at our Pregones Theater. Radio Pirata hit the stage with a rich repertoire of…
BY ROSALBA ROLÓN Our Puerto Rican Traveling Theater is abuzz with energy, action, music, technology, and fun. The occasion? We are embarking on a new journey with the Off-Broadway launch of a new theater rocket! That is, with a powerful cast and creative team under the direction of Leyma López, we are in full rehearsal…
IN PERSON – June 20-29, 2024 in THE BRONX – A drag origins story inspired by the life and works of Johnny Rodríguez, standout musician, pioneering drag artist and empresario, owner of legendary El Cotorrito club, and brother to Tito “El Inolvidable” Rodríguez.
BLOG POST- THE LITTLE PARROT – Hear from Artistic Director Rosalba Rolón muse about El Cotorrito in anticipation of the workshop production of Parrots at The Pagoda.
BLOG POST- THE LITTLE PARROT – Hear from Artistic Director Rosalba Rolón muse about El Cotorrito in anticipation of the workshop production of Parrots at The Pagoda.
BLOG POST- THE LITTLE PARROT – Hear from Artistic Director Rosalba Rolón muse about El Cotorrito in anticipation of the workshop production of Parrots at The Pagoda.