theatre maker
Playwright
November 16, 2024 with Jugando N Play
I am/Yo Soy: A Museum of Memorias is an interactive bilingual play that explores immigration/cultural stories. Audiences are invited to enter the Museum of Memorias, an art gallery exhibit containing memories/histories of Alexandra’s family. Alexandra is searching for more information about her family’s story, including stories that have not yet been revealed.
This project was made possible in parts with funds from Creative Engagement and UMEZ Arts Engagement a regrant program supported by the funding agencies The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City Council and Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation (UMEZ) and administered by LMCC.
The development of I am/Yo Soy: A Museum of Memorias was supported in part by the Childrens Theatre Foundation of America and is a Reimagine TYA Play Finalist (https://www.freeplaysociety.com/2023-reimagine-grantees).
I am/Yo Soy: A Museum of MemoriaS
un lugar imaginario to meet a loved onE
November 9 and 12, 2023 at THe NEW SCHOOL of DRAMA
Part of the New Victory Theater LabWorks program (2022 - 2023)
un lugar imaginario to meet a loved one - a bilingual, interactive play - sees a young girl create an imaginary world filled with objects that hold memories of her father. The play explores the relationship between the girl and her mother as they cope with grief. Audiences are invited to play, offer advice, and reflect on the memories of the people who are special in their own lives.
Photography by Nathaniel Johnston: un lugar imaginario to meet a loved one, conceived and written by Sindy Isabel Castro, originally devised by J.F. Seary, Talisa Velazquez, Madeline Calandrillo, and José Noel. José Noel (Director), Ainsley Jo Purcell (Student Assistant Director), Tiffany Chen (Costume Designer), Frank Oliva+ (Scenic Designer), Vittoria Orlando (Lighting Designer), ien DeNio+ (Sound Designer), Jamie Godwin (Projections Designer), P. Tyler Britt* (Production Stage Manager), Elyse Durand (Assistant Stage Manager), Sydnee Davis (Show Crew Assistant
Stage Manager). *AEA Member, + USA 829 Member
Creator & Director
IN my dreams/en Mis SueÑos
Jugando N Play - The Hispanic Society Museum & Library
September/October 2022
An outdoor multilingual interactive theatre piece that transports young audiences and their families into a dream world/un mundo de sueños. How can exploring our dreams together connect us to our familial and cultural past to inspire our future?
In My Dreams/En Mis Sueños was made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, a regrant program supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by LMCC.
STories from my mother
Chicago DCASE Theatre and Dance Residency - Chicago Cultural Center
July 2016
Sindy received a DCASE Theatre and Dance Residency from Chicago in 2016 to workshop the project Stories from my Mother. A theatrical piece that explores our relationship to our mothers.
What do they pass along? What do we take with us? What do we miss the most?
Learn more: http://storiesfrommymother.weebly.com/
