REPERTORIO ESPAÑOL AND THE MIRANDA FAMILY ANNOUNCE THE MIRANDA FAMILY ‘VOCES LATINX’ NATIONAL PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
Repertorio Español, the 2019 Drama Desk Award-winning theater company, in partnership with the Miranda Family, are proud to present the Miranda Family ‘Voces Latinx’ National Playwriting Competition, a new initiative that aims to develop and promote Latinx plays and playwrights. Beginning with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s time at Repertorio Español as a high school intern, and more recently with grants supporting the company, the Miranda Family has advanced Latinx voices and stories onstage. With this new project, the Miranda Family continues to honor its commitment to Repertorio Español.
“I swept the stage as an intern at Repertorio Español. We did a very early reading of In The Heights there, and now, our family is proud to support this important open playwriting competition,” says Lin-Manuel Miranda. “As a community, we need to find ways to uncover unheard voices and break barriers that keep Latinx artists from telling their story.”
Submissions are welcome from all ethnic and racial backgrounds but plays must resonate with and accurately depict the Latinx/Hispanic experience. All submissions should be new and unproduced works with a minimum running time of 75 minutes. They can be written in Spanish and/or English. Playwrights must be at least 18 years of age and be residents of the United States, including Puerto Rico. Submissions are due by Wednesday, April 15th, 2020. For more information about the competition and Repertorio Español please visit: repertorio.nyc/voceslatinx.
ABOUT THE MIRANDA FAMILY FUND
For over 40 years, the Miranda Family has championed community activism. They have created and supported institutions that have served underserved populations throughout New York City, across the country, and in Puerto Rico. They continue to foster the family’s commitment to advocacy for education, the arts, and social justice – along with a sustained focus on relief and rebuilding efforts in Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Repertorio Español Founding Artistic Director – René Buch, Executive Producer- Robert Weber Federico & Selenis Leyva
at The 56th Annual Obie Awards. Source: Broadwayworld.
ABOUT REPERTORIO ESPAÑOL
Repertorio Español was founded in 1968 by Stage Director René Buch and the late Theatre Producer Gilberto Zaldívar, and has become one of the most successful Off-Broadway theatres. The Company was founded with the mission of producing the finest Spanish-language theatre from Latin America and Spain as well as plays written by Latinx artists.
The Company presents a rotating repertory of 13 different plays, musicals and dance concerts with over 300 performances every year. Its productions are seen by over 50,000 people annually at its home, the historic Gramercy Arts Theatre, and on tour. Every year, approximately 20,000 students are introduced to the heritage of Spanish language theatre through its education program, ¡DIGNIDAD!
Luis Miranda, Shubert VP Julio Peterson and Lin-Manuel Miranda at Repertorio Español 46th Annivesary Celebration.
TICKETS AND GENERAL INFORMATION
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