Teatro del Pueblo @RILA • Teatro en El Verano

Teatro en El Verano is Rhode Island’s only bilingual traveling theater company, bringing vibrant performances to Latino neighborhoods across the state since 2016. Our plays are bilingual adaptations of well-known classics like Romeo & Juliet, Don Quixote, and The Great Gatsby, reimagined with Latino voices and culture at the heart of the storytelling. With an all-Latinx cast, we make theater accessible, engaging, and reflective of our communities—performed in parks and public spaces where audiences can experience live theater in English and Spanish. Look for us en tu barrio and enjoy and celebrate culture, language, and storytelling.

Join us for the world premiere of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, reimagined and adapted by Jesús Valles as ¡Que Diablos! Fausto This bilingual production brings new life to the timeless tale of ambition, love, and redemption, all through the lens of Latinx voices and artistry.

¡Que Diablos! Fausto is a tragic story and to tell it, we must start elsewhere, en el más allá de la tierra! En ese lugar eterno entre el cielo y el infierno. Where the world is made, and the fate of human souls is fiercely fought over. This bilingual adaptation is infused with music, humor, and a thoughtful message that will stay with you long after the show ends

Teatro en El Verano Auditions

Start Date:

2025-02-10T18:00:00EST

Location:

201 Washington St. Providence, RI 02903

Event Description:

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Teatro en El Verano | Rehearsals Begin

Start Date:

2025-06-03T18:00:00EDT

Location:

Trinity Rep. Providence, RI 02903

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Teatro en El Verano | Rehearsals End

Start Date:

2025-07-03T18:00:00EDT

Location:

Trinity Rep. Providence, RI 02903

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Teatro en El Verano | Opening Night

Start Date:

2025-07-05T18:00:00EDT

Location:

Galería del Pueblo, 209 Central St. Central Falls, RI

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Teatro en El Verano | RAIN DATE

Start Date:

2025-07-06T18:00:00EDT

Location:

Galería del Pueblo, 209 Central St. Central Falls, RI

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Teatro en El Verano #2

Start Date:

2025-07-10T18:00:00EDT

Location:

Dexter Park, Providence, RI

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Teatro en El Verano #3

Start Date:

2025-07-11T18:00:00EDT

Location:

Payne Park, Pawtucket, RI

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Teatro en El Verano [CANCELLED]

Start Date:

2025-07-19T18:00:00EDT

Location:

Woonsocket, RI

Event Description:

Teatro en El Verano #5

Start Date:

2025-07-20T18:00:00EDT

Location:

District Park, Providence RI

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Teatro en El Verano #6

Start Date:

2025-07-22T18:00:00EDT

Location:

RWPark Broad Street, Providence RI

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Teatro en El Verano #7

Start Date:

2025-07-27T18:00:00EDT

Location:

Newport, Providence RI

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Teatro en El Verano | CLOSING NIGHT

Start Date:

2025-08-01T16:00:00EDT

Location:

Southside Cultural Center, Providence RI

Event Description:

Teatro en El Verano | RAIN DATE

Start Date:

2025-07-17T18:00:00EDT

Location:

Payne Park, Pawtucket, RI

Event Description:

Teatro en El Verano | RAIN DATE

Start Date:

2025-07-24T18:00:00EDT

Location:

Dexter Park, Providence, RI

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Summer Camp

Registration for Teatro Summer Camp

Location: 393 Broad St. Providence, RI 02907 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Register NOW for Teatro Summer Camp (YASI-lito) in partnership with Trinity Rep. Only ten (10) seats available.

Registration for our Visual Art summer program opens in May 2025. Only ten (10) seats available.

June

June

Teatro en El Verano | Rehearsals

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Trinity Repertory | Aborn Hall 1-3PM

¡Que Diablos! Fausto | Rehearsals June 3-July 3

More details on performance dates are listed to the left of this notice 👀

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February

Teatro en El Verano | Auditions

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Trinity Repertoary | Aborn Hall 1-3PM

¡Que Diablos! Fausto auditions. Call backs are February 12th

Meet the Cast

Ashley Aldarondo

Michael Greene

Natán Ferreira

Mireya Hoffmans

Ashley Soto

Alexander "Crespo" Rosario

Marina Tejada

Armando Rivera, Director

Jesús Valles, Playwright

Gia Yarn, Assistant Director

Costume Designer: Dustin Thomas
Scenic/Props Designer: Tiago Perereira
Sound Designer: Lovanni Gómez

Co-Producers: Marta V. Martínez and Tatyana-Marie Carlo

The Production Team

Co-Production Managers:
Gabriela López Ruiz and Dustin Thomas
Stage Manager: Erin Graffing
Assistant Stage Manager: Aida Menacho

Meet the Playwright

Jesús I. Valles (they/them) is a queer Mexican immigrant, educator, and writer-performer from Cd. Juarez/El Paso and a 2023 graduate of the Brown-Trinity MFA Playwrighting program.

Jesús is the winner of the 2023 Princess Grace Award in Theater, the 2023 Yale Drama Series (Bathhouse.pptx), and the 2022 Kernodle Playwriting Prize (a river, its mouths). Their work has been produced by Latino Theatre Co., ZACH Theatre, and The Flea, with development support from institutions like The Kennedy Center, Manhattan Theatre Club, and The Playwrights’ Center.

As a poet, Valles has received fellowships from Canto Mundo, Lambda Literary, and Tin House, and is currently a member of New Dramatists’ class of 2031.

It's our 10th Anniversary!

Década Cultural | 10 Years on Stage
Friday, August 1, 2025
Southside Cultural Center
393 Broad St. | Providence
6-8PM

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Past Performances | Our History

Stacks Image 65172 — **Adapted by:** Dustin Thomas
**Directed by** Marcel Mascaró
**Cast:** Mariana Villa Jaramillo, Catia, Magnolia Sanchez, Michael Green Jasson Deleon, Natan Rodrigues Ferreria, Ashley Aldarondo, Ramon Hernandez, Christopher Depina, Betsy Montes. *Click here* to watch a video, created by Alberto Genao.

2024

Stacks Image 65319 — **Directed and adapted by:** Marcel Mascaró. As we made our way out of quarantine, we brought back *La Mancha* and hosted all performances at our outdoor space behind *La Galería* @RILA, in Central Falls for a limited run, over two weekends.

2022

Stacks Image 65733 — **Adapted by:** Catia
**Directed by** Kufa Casto

**Cast:** Alexis Elisa Macedo, Nina Giselle, Marylenny Severino: Lia Lockhart, Jasson Deleon, Ramon Hernandez, Ruarí Morrison, Natan Rodrigues Ferreira. *Click here* to watch a video, created by Alberto Genao.

2023

Stacks Image 64714 — **Directed and adapted by:** Marcel Mascaró. *Teatro en el Verano* originally planned to stage an adaptation of *Don Quixote* in the summer of 2020, and later in the summer of 2021, but these were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, excerpts from the script were performed virtually via Zoom.

**Cast:** Leandro (Kufa) Castro, Orlando Hernández, Maritza Martell, Ricardo Nogueras, Arturo Puentes, Catia Ramos, Marina Tejada

2020-2021

Stacks Image 64727 — **Director:** Tatyana-Marie Carlo
**Translation/Adaptation:** Orlando Hernández

**Cast:** Rudy Cabrera, Kufa Castro, James Kane, Marcel Antonio Mascaró, Ricardo Nogueras, Magnolia Perez, Arturo Puentes, Alison Russo, Jennifer Sanchez, Lindsey Steinert

2018 | La Tempestad (The Tempest)

Stacks Image 64722 — **Director:** Tatyana Maria-Carlo
**Translation/Adaptation**: Kufa Castro

**Cast:** Alfie Antillón, Rudy Cabrera, Robelis Cruz, Lorraine Guerra, Marcel Mascaró , Victor Neto, Arturo Puentes, José Ramírez, Catia Ramos, Emily Rodríguez, Ashley Soto

2019 | Tanta Bulla (Much Ado)

Stacks Image 64732 — **Co-Directors:** Tyler Dobrowsky and Marcel Mascaró (adaptation). Cast: Orlando Hernández, María Rosado

2017 | Romeo & Juliet

Stacks Image 64742 — ***Just Like Us,*** a play written by Karen Zacharias, was performed during a time when Donald Trump was threatening to remove DACA status for undocumented young people. The play reading was facilitated by Trinity Rep Resident Actor, Joe Wilson, with a talk-back afterwards, led by Marta V. Martínez.

2015 | Just Like Us

Stacks Image 64737 — **Director:** Tyler Dobrowsky
**Bilingual Adaptation:** Saúl Ramos

2016 | Romeo & Juliet

Stacks Image 64747 — Talk-back following *Hunchback of Seville* play directed by Taibi Magar.

2015 | Hunchback Talk-Back

Stacks Image 64757 — First trip which launched the partnership between RILA and Trinity Rep to meet with artistic staff at Cleveland Public Theater and their Latino theater counterpart.

2015 | Teatro Público de Cleveland

Stacks Image 65311 — **Theatricizing Oral History:** Class on turning family stories into theatrical monologues, taught by Marta V. Martínez & Rebecca Noon

2015 | Theatricizing Oral Histories Class

RILA receives support from these local and national foundations:

La Casa de Los Vejigantes | @Rhode Island Latino Arts

La Casa de Los Vejigantes @RILA is a flexible Black Box space, and now the home of Teatro Latino del Pueblo | Rhode Island. It is located on the premises, behind La Galería del Pueblo, 209 Central St., Central Falls, RI 02863

Auditions Now Open

Adapted by Jesús Valles from the play DOCTOR FAUSTUS, written by Christopher Marlowe

This adaptation of what you may know as the tragic story of Dr. Faustus is masterfully recreated to make you laugh and think deeply at the same time. The first scene of ¡Que Diablos, Fausto!? opens "Elsewhere," where the world is made and the fate of human souls is fiercely fought over.

Seeking six (6) non-union actors. Actors of all genders are welcome. You must be 18 years or older. Actors should be fluent in English and Spanish. There are many levels of fluency, so whatever level of Spanish/English speaker you are, we want to see you! The stipend for each performer is $1,500.

Audition Dates: February 10 from 4-6pm and Call Backs are February 12.
Location: Trinity Rep, 201 Washington St. Providence, RI 02903.
Rehearsal: June 3 to July 3, 2024
Nine Total Performances from July 5 to August 2

Audition Requirements

Please prepare two monologues (or poems) in Spanish, English, or a mix.
You may also perform one minute of a song, piece of music, or a beat (there will be no accompanist, so you will have to provide your own backup or sing a capela).
Please have fun with each of your pieces! We want it to be a joyful experience!
If you can’t make the in-person audition, you may also submit a video audition no later than February 1, 2025.

Reserve a slot by E-Mailing: auditions@rilatinoarts.org. Each audition slot should last about five minutes.

★ You MUST send us a headshot before you arrive at your audition.

Teatro en El Verano

Look for us en tú barrio

Teatro en El Verano Auditions

Teatro en El Verano | Rehearsals Begin

Teatro en El Verano | Rehearsals End

Teatro en El Verano | Opening Night

Teatro en El Verano | RAIN DATE

Teatro en El Verano #2

Teatro en El Verano #3

Teatro en El Verano [CANCELLED]

Teatro en El Verano #5

Teatro en El Verano #6

Teatro en El Verano #7

Teatro en El Verano | CLOSING NIGHT

Teatro en El Verano | RAIN DATE

Teatro en El Verano | RAIN DATE

Summer Camp

Teatro en El Verano | Rehearsals

Teatro en El Verano | Auditions

Meet the Cast

The Production Team

Meet the Playwright

It's our 10th Anniversary!

Past Performances | Our History

RILA receives support from these local and national foundations:

La Casa de Los Vejigantes | @Rhode Island Latino Arts

Auditions Now Open

Audition Requirements