16 Dec The Circle
The Greenway Court Theater invites you to The World Premiere of The Circle, a tragicomic play exploring three generations worth of intergenerational and intercultural conflict, rooted in humor, healing, and hope. The play is directed by San Diego Rep cofounder, D.W. Jacobs starring René Rivera, Alma Martinez and Lakin Valdez of Teatro Campesino with original music by EMMY and Oscar nominated and Grammy Award winner Germaine Franco.
The Circle, a tragic-comic- dream play, explores 3 generations of traumas over one intense weekend in 2016. The Texas heat threatens to boil over as Jose Medina, tries to finally make a lifetime of mistakes right with his mother, Eva before she dies.
Things take a wild turn when he accidentally “kidnaps” a drunken Trump supporter at the deadly Dallas protest against police brutality. Things turn from bad to worse when his younger brother, Ronnie, an out of work actor, descends from LA unannounced after years of estrangement. With him is his 12-year-old daughter, very pregnant girlfriend, and her newly widowed mother who is insisting they get married before Eva passes.
The chaos in Medina home reflects the absurd brutality of the 2016 election season and the pain pouring into streets across the country. The Medinas learn the Circle is much more than a name for their neighborhood in South San Antonio. The Circle is a place where they will either heal themselves or tear each other apart.
“I loved this play. It moved like a myth—uncovering our shared humanity and opening a door to a gentle rebirth.”
– Javier Stauring, founder of NGO Healing Dialogues and Action, commended by World’s Children’s Prize and Honored by Human Right Watch
Friday, January 30th – Sunday, February 22nd .
PRICING INFO:
General Admission – Pay What You Can ($25-50)
Suggested Price: $30
Suggested Community Support Price (to sponsor a ticket for a community member): $50
We are passionate about making theatre accessible for all, ticket prices for this production are sliding scale. If you are in a position to do so, please consider paying the suggested price (or beyond) to help us continue to offer lower price tickets to those who cannot afford to do so. Your contribution will also provide support for our central community offerings, and help us grow and continue to uplift the unheard voices in our community through theatre, education, and locally focused effects. As a 501(C3) non-profit organization, we rely on support from our community like you. Minimum price $25.00
This production is dedicated to the late Raul Espinoza.
The Circle at The Greenway Arts Alliance Community
Panel Series: Expanding our Circles of Care
Feb 1- Caring for Each Other in Relationship: Restorative
Circles, From Indigenous Roots to Today
Luis Ruan, Tanynya Hekymara, Marisol Quevedo Rerucha, Ariane White,
Jerry Tello andmoderated by Fidel Rodriguez
This panel addresses creating a culture of care in the face of conflict, harm
and challenges.
Feb 8, Caring for the Planet and All People
Walking Waters, Northeast Trees, My Tribe Rise
Reaching out to South LA Trees and Hop Hopkins
Moderator: TBD
This panel addresses creating a culture of care in response to
Sacrifice Zones, Environmental Inequity and Water Extraction.
Feb 15- Caring for One Another After Harm
Javier Stauring, Martin Haro and Carlos Cano of Healing Dialogues in
Action, Samantha Wilson of Collective Healing and Transformation
Collective and moderated by Fidel Rodriguez
This panel addresses creating a culture of care in relation to harm,
healing and accountability.
Feb 22- Caring for and Working Alongside Our Global
Communities
iACT: Refugee Team members, Rachel
Hamburg, Merri Weir, Rachel Stauring, Felicia Lee, Sara-Christine Dallain
and moderated by Javi Stauring
This panel addresses expanding our circles of care to include people
displaced by war and conflict.
Cast:
Michael Brainard
Jeanette Godoy
Alma Martinez*
Victoria Ratermanis
Lisa Richards*
Ava Rivera
Luna Rivera
Rene Rivera*
Lakin Valdez*