April 24, 2009 - 8pm

The Intruder
by Amaranta Leyva

A young girl's quest for self-discovery and dealing with her parent's recent divorce is aggravated by the abrupt entry of her mother’s new boyfriend into her life, the man she calls “The Intruder”.

Directed by Guillermo Verdecchia
Dramaturged by Stephen Colella
Featuring: Rosa Laborde & Juan Carlos Velis

Lizardboy
by Victor Gomez

Lizardboy, the “trouble-making” rascal from the barrio is escaping from another furious neighbour who, once again, has come to beat him up. From his secret hiding place he unravels the story of an “up-side-down” family from the emerging Colombian middle class of the early 1980’s. The spotlight shines on the characters, colours, contradictions –la vida of a country in the middle of a landslide, seen through the eyes of a mischievous nine-year-old boy. The only times Lizardboy finds freedom is when he fights, climbs walls, talks tirelessly, and creates adventures out of chaos.

Directed by Ruth Madoc-Jones
Dramaturged by Erica Kopyto
Featuring: Paula Rivera

Musical Intermission featuring Jeronimo Acuña

April 25, 2009- 8pm

My Secret Romeo
by Michelle Amaya-Torres

Welcome to suburban Winnipeg. Six years after the Rwandan genocide, a middle-class man is obsessed with Romeo Dallaire. When he finds his compulsively clean wife with her working-class lover, a secret begins to emerge, and the couple grapples with what it means to be a survivor.

Directed by Bea Pizano
Dramaturged by Erica Kopyto
Featuring: John Blackwood, Carlos Gonzalez-Vio, Anita La Selva

Coyoté
by Emma Ari Béltran & Catherine Hernandez

“'The moon! The moon! Look at the moon!’ We all wanted to say, but couldn’t. It was a howl caught on the inside of our cheeks, the same howl that made us want to cry for water, water, water please.” Coyote tells the story of five Mexicans whose clandestine journey into the north is hindered when their guide, the “coyote” goes missing.

Directed by Nina Lee-Aquino
Dramaturged by Stephen Colella
Featuring: Alex Castillo-Smith, Jefferson Guzman, Juan Carlos Velis,
Sigrid Velis, Osvaldo Sepulveda

Musical Intermission featuring Edgardo Moreno