Each year for the past 37 years, the end of our theater season coincides with Pregones Theater’s birthday. Thirty seven years ago (1979) three friends reached across a dining room table and shook hands to seal our agreement. “Are we now a theater company?” we asked, staring at each other. “We are”—I can’t remember who…
By Rosalba Rolón. “We’re small, but not the smallest island. Surrounded by water on all four sides of the island. From our tallest mountain we can see other islands far away. All surrounded by water, as islands are.” I was born and raised in Puerto Rico. This is what we hear from the moment we…
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…
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…
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…
Saturday July 30, 2016 • 12noon to 7pm Pregones Theater & The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in collaboration with Lincoln Center Out of Doors’ LA CASITA, present 2016 SUMMER BLOCK PARTY with LA CASITA! [tab:ABOUT] One of our most popular free outdoor events, this dynamic celebration provides a fun summer afternoon of performances, a live…
GET TICKETS December 9-11, 2016 IN THE BRONX Featuring short films from: ISLAND nations ISLAND territories and ISLAND states all around the world A feature event of PregonesPRTT’s 21 Islands Project. [tab:TICKETS] Advance Tickets >> Individual tickets start at $10 per screening. Screening dates and times: Friday Dec 9th 7PM – Screening #1 –…
Buy Tickets December 18, 2016 7pm & 9pm IN THE BRONX Six urgent plays about the BX! 6 PLAYWRIGHTS • 6 DIRECTORS • 18 ACTORS unite in six 10-minute raw impressions of 6 Bronx sources and events. The short plays are created over the span of 48 Hours and performed live in one thrilling final…
Documental & Conversatorio Admisión GRATIS – Reserva Aquí Viernes, 5 de mayo de 2017 @ 6:30PM Pregones/PRTT, La Marqueta Retoña y Caicu presentan una película documental de Tito Román Ayotzinapa en mí Este 5 de Mayo, hacemos acto de solidaridad con los movimientos estudiantiles en México y el mundo entero. El documental de Tito Román busca entender el cómo y por qué…
BUY TICKETS Saturday March 11, 2017 @ 8PM Part of MARCH IS MUSIC 2017 series ABOUT Bomplenazo Collective The Bomplenazo Artists Collective (BPAC) – is a unique gathering of Bomba and Plena artists-practitioners and renowned NY and island-based musicians, coming together with the common purpose to work, spice, create, perform, and share these Afro-Boricua-Criollo musical genres, for the mutual enjoyment of artists and folk. After its…