La Caída de Rafael Trujillo by Carmen Rivera
and Yoleros by Alex Vásquez Escaño
Come join us in our new air-conditioned theater on June 17 to see a production of La Caída de Rafael Trujillo, a play presented by the touring Spanish-speaking theater company traveling from NYC, Teatro Círculo.
Then come back again June 29 – July 2 to see Yoleros, a play produced entirely by ECAS.
Both shows will take place at our new location – 679 Valley Street, Providence
La Caída de Rafael Trujillo
“Estamos felices en Teatro ECAS de recibir nuevamente a nuestros amigos de Teatro Círculo con una obra de la historia comteporánea dominicana como lo es La Caída de Trujillo”.
“Teatro Círculo has been a guest at Teatro ECAS in the past. We are delighted to welcome back our friends from Teatro Círculo with a play of such importance to the Dominican history .” – Artistic and Executive Director of Teatro ECAS, Francis Parra
“‘La Caída de Rafael Trujillo’ (is) about the rise and fall of the notorious dictator. (Playwright) Carmen Rivera courageously brings us face to face with the horrors of state violence and terror so that we may yearn and fight for justice.” – Iris Morales, Activist, Filmmaker, and Publisher
Single Performance
Saturday June 17 at 7pm
Buy tickets at teatroecas.org or call our box office at 401-421-3227
Yoleros
A journey through illusions toward a new beginning. Yoleros is the story of a man who gets through life by various trades: lottery vendor and guide of risky ventures through the Mona Passage between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, for those looking to escape reality with no future.
“Yoleros es un viaje de ilusiones hacia un nuevo comienzo, en donde se encuentran tres personajes que por su lucha en el amor, pobreza y esperanza determinan jugar un billete de lotería en el cual van a enfrentar la vida o la muerte en su viaje de travesía en el Canal de la Mona.”
“Yoleros is a story where three characters meet due to their struggle in love and poverty, and decide to play a lottery ticket in which they will face life or death along their journey crossing the Mona Passage.” – Artistic and Executive Director Francis Parra
Great news from the Rhode Island Foundation.
On May 25, 2023, The Rhode Island Foundation announced it has invested more than $1.2 million to create designated endowments for 14 long-standing Rhode Island-based nonprofits that are led by, and primarily serve, people of color and that are working to reimagine systems that are built on structural inequity and racism.
Along with thirteen other nonprofit companies in Rhode Island, our company is a grateful recipient with the establishment of $100,000 Fund for Teatro ECAS.
“The 14 new designated fund holders have all been in existence for over a decade, and were identified by the Foundation as being community-serving organizations that have been historically underinvested in. We hope they will quickly attract philanthropic support to strengthen these outstanding community-facing organizations,” said Angie Ankoma, vice president and executive director of the Equity Leadership Initiative at the Foundation.
For more information, please contact Yvonne Beauregard, General Manager. ybeauregard@teatroecas.org.
To make a gift to support the future of Teatro ECAS, please follow this link HERE.
