2011 HOLAfestival and Re-Imaginings exhibit (Official Event of 2011 NYC Latin Media & Entertainment Week)

HOLAfestival
Abrazo Interno Gallery
Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center
107 Suffolk Street, Second Floor
(between Rivington and Delancey streets), NYC

AN OFFICIAL EVENT OF THE
2011 NYC LATIN MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT WEEK
(OCTOBER 3-9, 2011).

FREE ADMISSION, BUT RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED
ALL READINGS AT 7:30pm
FOR MORE INFO OR TO RSVP, CALL (212) 253-1015

SCHEDULE OF STAGED PLAY READINGS
(Photos of HOLA member-playwrights shown at right.)

Monday, October 3, 2011
Carmen’s Pearl
Written by Lina Gallegos
Directed by José A. Esquea

A look at the Salinas family from the “free state” of Galveston (in South Texas) in the 1940s, as told through adolescent Marisa and matriarch Carmen.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Mentiras Bellas (Beautiful Lies)
Written by Mel Nieves
Directed by Paula Pizzi

In a community in the South Bronx, a family struggles to reconcile with their only son, a former gang member trying to go straight. A mother in prison prays that her damaged lifestyle hasn't ruined her daughter's chance for a healthy life and a young man fights to keep his balance between two worlds, trying to find in which one he truly belongs.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Snake Island
Written by Tere Martínez
Directed by José A. Esquea

A vacation getaway on Puerto Rico’s Culebra Island becomes a catalyst for two women as they learn more about themselves… and each other.

Thursday, October 6, 2011
The Money Honey, or Yolandanomics
Written and directed by Anthony Ruiz

Three losers feel their luck is about to change when one wins a radio contest. However, when the contest rules complicate matters, in comes Cuban dominatrix Yolanda to the rescue.

Friday, October 7, 2011
Field of Blood
Written by A.B. Lugo
Directed by Arian Blanco

A young mother’s journey to reclaim her stillborn child’s body leads to an odyssey of bureaucracy and red tape. But a mother's love will not be denied.

Saturday, October 8, 2011
The Last of Bernarda
Written by Oscar A. Colón
Directed by Sturgis Warner

What happened to the Alba family after the events of The House of Bernarda Alba? Find out what came after the silence.

[PHOTO CREDITS: Photos of Gallego and Nieves provided by playwright. Photos of Martínez, Ruiz, Lugo and Colón taken by Anthony Ruiz/ARuizPhotography.com.]

Abrazo Interno Gallery Hours: 3:30pm-10pm DAILY

Re-Imaginings Photo Art Exhibit
Curated by Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA),
María F. Nieto and Luis Carle

Photography by Luis Carle
Concept and Styling by María F. Nieto
Makeup by Ura Yoana Sánchez and Ashton Pina

Opening Reception: Monday, October 3, 2011 at 6pm

Re-Imaginings is a photographic art exhibit with the unifying theme of visualizing a world where Latinos were already more fully integrated into the mainstream entertainment culture. The photographic art exhibit would take iconic television cast images and "re-imagine" them, showing Latinos as part of the re-imagined cast. The photos would strike a visual chord of familiarity while also showing how seamlessly a Latino actor could be integrated into the shows' universal themes of the human experience.

Behind the scenes photos (shown below) by A.B. Lugo

(click on each to make larger)