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The Teatro Rafael Villalona at the Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU has announced its seventh annual Festival de Teatro Latino Del Comisionado. This year's international festival is dedicated to actor, playwright, and director Marco Antonio Rodríguez, shown at left. Many HOLA members can be found in many of the productions (some of which are being remounted after winning awards for their original runs). They are listed below (HOLA members are listed below in boldface).

• La soga pa' mi pescueza
Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 6:30pm
Produced by Ekklesia Theater Project
Written by Alejandro Galindo
Directed by Alejandro Galindo and Barby Ganesh
Starring Barby Ganesh

• Blanco
Friday, June 9, 2017 at 7:30pm
Produced by United Productions
Written by Pablo García Gámez
Directed by Ricardo J. Salazar

• La lechuga
Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 6:30pm
Produced by Coquí Theater
Written by César Sierra
Directed by Raúl Rivera

• Mirandolina (La posadera)
Friday, June 16, 2017 at 7:30pm
Produced by Teatro Experimental Blue Amigos
Written by Carlo Goldoni
Directed by Héctor Luis Rivera
Starring Aileene Pérez

• La orgia
Sunday, June 25, 2017 at 6:30pm
Produced by Havanafama
Written by Enrique Buenaventura
Directed by Juan Roca
Starring David Ponce

• Cinco hijas feas
Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 6:30pm
Produced by Teatro Del Aire
Written by Ulisés Cala, Federico García Lorca and George Riverón
Directed by George Riverón
Starring Omar Peláez and Samuel Garnica

• Asesinas anónimas
Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 7:30pm
Produced by IShow NY Productions
Written by Rodolfo Santana
Directed by Mafer Rodríguez
Starring Caridad del Valle

• Mirando al tenido
Friday, July 7, 2017 at 7:30pm
Produced by Proscenio
Written by Rodolfo Santana
Directed by Alfonso Rey

• Cucarachas
Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 6:30pm
Produced by Otro Teatro NY
Written by Cristián Cortez
Directed by Billy Martin Mejía
Starring Angie Regina

• ¿Será virgen mi marido?
Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 7:30pm
Produced by Compañía de Comedias Cecill Villar
Written by Manuel Benito
Directed by Cecill Villar and José Ignacio Vivero
Starring Edison Carrera

• La posteridad de las ratas
Friday, July 14, 2017 at 7:30pm
Produced by Corezón
Written by Federico Roca
Directed by Pablo Andrade

All productions will be presented at the Teatro Rafael Villalona at El Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en EEUU, located in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. For more information on the festival's offerings, click here (note that the website is in Spanish).

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