Latinx Theatre Leaders: Rosalba Rolón
Pregones/PRTT’s co-Founder and Artistic Director, Rosalba Rolón, collaborates with Eric Swartz for a memorable entry on HowlRound.
Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (aka Pregones/PRTT) is a multigenerational performing ensemble, multidiscipline arts presenter, and owner/steward of bilingual arts facilities in The Bronx and Manhattan. Our mission is to champion a Puerto Rican/Latino cultural legacy of universal value through creation and performance of original plays and musicals, exchange and partnership with other artists of merit, and engagement of diverse audiences.
Pregones was founded in 1979 when a group of artists led by Rosalba Rolón set out to create new works in the style of Caribbean and Latin American “colectivos” or performing ensembles. Soon established as a Bronx resident company with a home season, Pregones remains in the vanguard of an arts renaissance radiating throughout and beyond The Bronx. Spurred by stage and film icon Miriam Colón, PRTT was founded in 1967 as one of the first bilingual theater companies in all of the U.S. It is credited for nurturing the development of hundreds of Latino artists, legitimating cultural connections throughout the Spanish-speaking world, and pioneering models for community engagement. Following merger in 2014, our New York City season plays a decisive role in empowering underrepresented artists and audiences to claim their rightful place at the front of the American theater.
PREGONES THEATER in The Bronx harbors a comfortable 130-seat theater, a spacious lobby and gallery presenting up to four visual arts exhibitions each year, a stellar glass mosaic mural by world-renowned artist Manny Vega, and an outdoors garden maintained in collaboration with local residents. Inaugurated in 2005 at a total cost of $3.7M, the facility is wheelchair accessible and optimally equipped with lighting, sound, digital scenery and media projection, infrared assistive listening, telepresence/live streaming technology, and a Steinway & Sons grand piano. Pregones is the only standalone theater in The Bronx not affiliated to an institution of higher learning, and proud anchor of the evolving South Bronx cultural corridor.
PUERTO RICAN TRAVELING THEATER in Manhattan harbors a 190-seat playhouse, a large multi-use studio lined with floor-to-ceiling mirrors, connecting artist workrooms, and a jewel box display of founder Miriam Colón’s career awards and collectibles. Opened in 1977 as one of the first homes of bilingual theater in all of the U.S., the facility is the outcome of the visionary and multimillion-dollar repurposing of then abandoned New York City Firehouse No. 54. The building’s landmarked red brick and cast-iron façade, designed by 19th Century master Napoleon LeBrun, is now synonymous with PRTT. Home of new and standout plays and musicals for five decades, PRTT remains the foremost Latino theater in the Times Square/Broadway district today.
Pregones/PRTT’s co-Founder and Artistic Director, Rosalba Rolón, collaborates with Eric Swartz for a memorable entry on HowlRound.
IN PERSON – November 30, 2023-January 7, 2024 in MANHATTAN – The re-imagined staging of Pregones’ acclaimed musical based on the life and writings of Jesús Colón. Conceived and directed by Rosalba Rolón. Music by Desmar Guevara.
IN PERSON – May 2, 2024-June 2, 2024 in MANHATTAN – The capstone musical production of PregonesPRTT’s Associate Artistic Director Alvan Colónn Lespier’s 40 year tenure. With music by Desmar Guevara.
FREE – Apply by January 30, 2023 – Pregones/PRTT and R.Evolución Latina are proud to announce the 2023 Raúl Juliá Training Unit + Beyond Workshop Series imparted by seasoned Broadway and Off-Broadway performing artists. – DARE TO GO BEYOND!
FREE ONLINE – February 1-12, 2023 – 7th Edition featuring over 50 multigenre short films from around the world bundled into 5 fun-packed festival screening Groups. Finalists compete for multiple Festival Jury Prizes and Audience Choice Awards. Streaming for a two-week period starting Wednesday, February 1st. — WATCH & VOTE!
Please join us as Bronx Boro President Vanessa L. Gibson, in partnership with Avondale Care Group, celebrates Puerto Rican Heritage with Pregones/PRTT this Tuesday, November 15th, from 6 PM – 7 PM @ Con Sofrito – 1315 Commerce Avenue. RSVP at Eventbrite is required. For additional information, please get in touch with Sonia Malave at [email protected].
IN PERSON – April 20-May 7, 2023 in MANHATTAN – A fast-talking hip-hop musical about the ins and outs of new parenting, mixed heritage, and what makes or breaks your child’s Latine identity. Book by Gabriel Diego Hernández. Music and Lyrics by Rachel Elmer and Gabriel Diego Hernández. Directed by Jorge B. Merced.
IN PERSON – June 1-18, 2023 in MANHATTAN – Pregones/PRTT’s musical theater play based on real stories of the fabled Bronx fires of the 1970s set to the rhythms of Salsa, Disco-Funk, and Hip-Hop. Book & Lyrics by Rosalba Rolón. Music by Desmar Guevara. Dramaturgy by Christin E. Cato, Omar Pérez. Directed by Rosalba Rolón.
IN PERSON and ONLINE – March 1-31, 2023 – 9 LIVE CONCERTS plus the NY FILM PREMIERE of music doc “Santos – Skin to Skin.” WITH: John Santos, Minyi Zhang, Sonia Olla + Ismael Fernández, Francesca Khalifa, Manuel Valera, Chantal Balestri, Villalobos Brothers, Siyumeng Wang, Roadside + Pregones in Concert!
IN PERSON – October 6-29, 2022 in MANHATTAN – Pregones/PRTT’s original musical highlighting the historic union of Black and Puerto Rican musical icons in 1917. Directed by Rosalba Rolón.
IN PERSON – December 1-18, 2022 in MANHATTAN – Pregones/PRTT’s original musical about the epic first mass migration of Puerto Ricans to Hawai’i. Directed by Jorge B. Merced with music by Desmar Guevara.
The Red Rose November 30th, 2023 – January 7th, 2024 The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater 304 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036 SHOW TIMES & TICKETSNew Staging of the Acclaimed Pregones Theater Production! Tickets for performances are now available between November 30th – January 7th, 2024 Preview performance tickets at $25. Prices go up…
QUARTER RICAN April 20th – May 7th The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater 304 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036 SHOW TIMES & TICKETS EXPLORE TICKET BUNDLE OPTIONSAn Original Pregones/PRTT Music Theater Production The New York Premiere! Tickets for performances are now available between April 20th – May 7th, 2023 Preview performance tickets at $25.…
MARCH IS MUSIC 2023 March 1st – March 31st @ Pregones In The Bronx 575 Walton Ave, Bronx, NY 10451 GET TICKETS Tickets for performances are now available between 3/1/23 – 3/31/23. Formidable Artists, Indomitable Passion!Our popular March Is Music concert series is back, featuring 9 live concerts by world-class classical, jazz, folk, and fusion artists, plus…
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BY ROSALBA ROLÓN “Raise your right hand! Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give will…
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…
Pregones/PRTT’s co-Founder and Artistic Director, Rosalba Rolón, collaborates with Eric Swartz for a memorable entry on HowlRound.
BY ROSALBA ROLÓN During one of the many international engagements that our Pregones Ensemble has been involved in, we found…
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