The Refugee Hotel
By Carmen Aguirre

"**** FOUR STAR HOTEL... This is a production to catch, not just for its theatrical strengths and insights into an important historic event, but also because it puts Canadian Latin American artists centre stage. It's a triumphant debut for Alameda Theatre." - NOW Magazine

A moving portrayal of a group of Chilean political refugees who arrived at a Vancouver residential hotel in 1974, months after Chile’s bloody military coup. Passionate and insightful, the play brilliantly captures the immigrant and exile experience in Canada. It is a story about love and the strength of the human spirit.

September 16 to October 4, 2009
in association with Theatre Passe Muraille
16 Ryerson Ave. (Queen & Bathurst)

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Alameda Theatre Company in association with Theatre Passe Muraille presents The Refugee Hotel.

Salvatore Antonio: Manuel
Felix Basaez: Male Cueca Dancer
Leanna Brodie: Social Worker
Terrence Bryant: Receptionist
Cheri Maracle: Cristina
Paloma Nunez: Isabel
Beatriz Pizano: Flaca
Paula Rivera: Manuelita
Michael Scholar Jr.: Juan
Osvaldo Sepulveda: Joselito
Todd Thomson: Bill O'Neill
Juan Carlos Velis: Fat Jorge

Produced by Marilo Nunez
Written & Directed by Carmen Aguirre
Dramaturgy by Brian Quirt
Set Design by Trevor Schwellnus
Lighting Design by Itai Erdal
Costume Design by Andjelija Djuric
Sound Design by Nano Valverde
Production Manager: Doug Morum
Stage Manager: Andrea Schurman
Assistant Stage Manager: Wendy Lee
Assistant Director: Alex Castillo
Assistant Producer: Sigrid Velis
Head of Wardrobe: Barbara Rowe

Visit the blog, watch the blogumentary!! Making The Refugee Hotel, an episodic documentary about producing a play.