¡OBRAS EN EVOLUCIÓN 2025! A FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAY READINGS

Written, Directed, and Performed by Teatro Público de Cleveland Ensemble Members. / Escrita, dirigida e interpretada por
los miembros de Teatro Público de Cleveland.

November 21, 2025 - November 22, 2025

21 y 22 DE NOVIEMBRE. 7:30pm, Fri/Sat | Presentación a las 7:30pm, vie/sáb, Gordon Square Theatre

EVERY TICKET is “Choose What You Pay” and can be purchased online, over the phone, and at the Box Office. / CADA BOLETO es "Elige lo que pagas" y se puede comprar en línea, por teléfono y en la taquilla. 

Content Disclosure: Works in this production include references to homophobia, grief, and trauma; depictions of natural disaster and political neglect; discussions of violence and systemic injustice; and harsh language. Some pieces address experiences of survivors and healing from harm.

Age Recommendation: Age 13+.

Anyone who purchases tickets to "¡Obras en Evolución!" for at least $20 per ticket by 12pm Fri., Nov. 21, will automatically be entered to win a $25 gift card to Rincon Criollo Cleveland. Winners will be contacted by email and/or phone on Nov. 21, and gift card must be picked up at the CPT box office the night of their show. One winner will be selected for each performance. Note that gift cards expire December 27, 2025.

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Be a part of future Teatro Público de Cleveland work!

Teatro Público de Cleveland presents a workshop series of new scripts and scenes written by local Latino artists. Experience work-in-progress plays as actors and directors make bold choices with scripts in hand! 

A bilingual evening with plays in English and Spanish.

¡Sé parte del futuro trabajo de Teatro Público de Cleveland!

Teatro Público de Cleveland presenta una serie de talleres de nuevos libretos y escenas escritas por artistas latinos locales. ¡Sienta la experiencia de obras de teatro en desarrollo mientras los actores y directores toman audaces decisiones con los guiones en mano!

Una noche bilingüe con obras en inglés y en español.

The Gordon Square Theatre is ADA-compliant featuring a ramped entrance and an all-gender, wheelchair accessible restroom. / El Gordon Square Theatre es compatible con la ADA, con rampa de acceso y baño neutro con acesso para silla de ruedas.

The Creative Production Team Includes:

Producer/Productor: Raymond Bobgan
Line Producer/Productora General: Anastasia Urozhaeva
Co-Producer/Coproductor: Alejandro Martinez Jr.
Stage Manager/Director de Escena: Yesnia Real
Supertitles Operator/Operadora de Supertitulos: Georgina Galindo-Godinez

Playwrights / Dramaturgos

Tania Benites, Nahomy García, Ernesto Luna Camargo, Saber Melendez, Ricky Quintana, Blanca Salva, Elena G. Thomson, Selena Awesome Vicarío

DIRECTORS/DIRECTORES

Fabio Polanco (with Taylor Patterson assistant directing), Juliana Frey-Méndez, Ricky Quintana, Mónica A. Cerpa Zuñíga, Selena Awesome Vicarío
Ricky Ortega, Blanca Salva

Featuring/Con

Ximena Castro Ayala, Mónica A. Cerpa Zuñíga, Andrea de la Fuente, Sylka Edmondson, tahm lytle, Kaylie Miller, Lionel Morales, Rajah Morales, Shander Moreira, Blanca Salva, Elena G. Thomson, Tony Velez, Selena Awesome Vicarío

Spanish Bios

Featured Plays

Scenes from “Mírame”
Mírame explores themes of self-expression, belonging, LGBTQ+ relationships and cultural identity. Hope struggles through her last year of high school, writing college essays, discovering who she is and what this means for her and her friends and family.

When the Sky Fell
A trio’s journey navigating a post Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico.

Empanadas Under a Half-Moon
Three voices weave a spell of healing, ancestral wisdom, and matriarchal magic, stirring together family recipes, sazón, and the quiet power of resistance, served warm under a half moon.

Scenes from “Los monstruos no se lloran”
This piece explores Uruguay’s military dictatorship through the eyes of the dictator’s wife, who believes him to be a loving, exemplary man. But when the truth finally breaks through, love turns to terror and denial can no longer hold the lie together.

MRA
A televised interview where members of the MRA describe their organization, involvement, mission and activities. This dynamic team of femmes and thems has taken neighborhood watch and community safety to a whole new level.

The Care Drain
Deni works as a nanny for children in the U.S. in order to send money to her own children back in Mexico, who she grows distant from. Deni represents a phenomenon under modern capitalism in which women from the Global South must migrate to imperialist countries to labor as care workers, draining the care from their own homes.

I Like to Be in America
A Boricua woman claps to the beat of a promise: America. But what does it mean to belong to a place that doesn’t always believe you should belong to it?

Before the show: Join us for music from “Cleveland Son Jarocho”

“Cleveland Son Jarocho” is presented by AlmaVision: Cultural y Más a local non-profit organization formed in 2023 that serves the Mexican and other underrepresented communities by providing artistic and cultural opportunities, giving them exposure and proper representation. We offer ongoing programs and community events. For more information, follow us on Facebook @almavisionculturaymas and Instagram @almavisioncle.