Thursday, June 18 (8:00 PM), Friday, June 19 (8:00 PM), Saturday, June 20 (8:00 PM), Sunday, June 21 (7:00 PM)

Company: Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre

Written and Performed by: Marga Gomez

Directed by: David Schweizer

Produced by: Miriam Colón Valle

 

GLAAD Award winner Marga Gomez pours a long, tall drink of cultural confusion, chronic virginity and mother-daughter instability in her acclaimed new show about her awkward adolescence in Massapequa, Long Island. Mixing theatrical physicality and stand-up comedy energy, Gomez begins by recounting a hilariously dark memoir of the only brown girl in a white high school, then she switches gears to deliver an intoxicating manifesto on behalf of Latinos who can’t speak Spanish, suck at Salsa, and suffer from Blonditis.  "We are here and we vote!," she proclaims.

 

In English. 1 hour 20 minutes, no intermission.

 

 “A comic marksman …One To Watch.”
- The New York Times

“2008 Best Comedian!”
- The San Francisco Bay Guardian

 

Location: Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre                                                                                           304 W. 47th Street at 8th Avenue
Manhattan

Subway: A C E 1 2 3 N Q R W 7 to 42nd Street                                                                                     

Tickets: $20
Two-show discount + access to TeatroStageLounge: $35 

Presenting Partner

 

Supported by The Ford Foundation Good Neighbour Committee

 

PRTT TeatroStageLounge sponsored by Brazil Brazil Restaurant

 

Check out more sights and sounds at margagomez.com

Friday, June 19 (10:00 PM)
Saturday, June 20 (10:00 PM)

Company: Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre

Written and Performed by: Bill Santiago

Produced by: Miriam Colón Valle

 

Bill Santiago is the first born of at least four children. He became a standup after narrowly escaping a career in journalism, facing the fact that as a comedian he was funny, but as a reporter he was a joke (although he did manage to write for the New York Times, Washington Post, Miami Herald, etc.) With the premiere of his first television special, “Comedy Central Presents: Bill Santiago,” he won over fans nationwide with his dead-on observations about Spanglish – “twice the vocabulary and half the grammar!”

“Pardon My Spanglish. ¡Porque Because!” brings to the stage Bill Santiago’s irreverent examination of Latino life in the U.S.A., fusing Spanish and English into “The New American Language” (aka: Spanglish). A hilarious take on bi-culturalism, the misconceptions and realities of being Hispano in Los United States.  Pardon My Spanglish ¡Porque Because! is based on the best-selling book by the same title published by Quirk Books.

 

In Spanglish. One hour, no intermission.

 

“Playfully explores the subject of biculturalism.”
- New York Post

“Like George Carlin in his prime, Santiago is expert at honing in on the way language reveals society’s bizarre fixations.”
- The San Francisco Examiner

 

Location: Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre                                                                                           304 W. 47th Street at 8th Avenue
Manhattan

Subway: A C E 1 2 3 N Q R W 7 to 42nd Street                                                                                     

Tickets: $20
2-show discount + access to TeatroStageLounge: $35 

Presenting Partner

 

Supported by The Ford Foundation Good Neighbour Committee

 

PRTT TeatroStageLounge sponsored by Brazil Brazil Restaurant

 

Check out more sights and sounds at billsantiago.com

Friday, June 26 (9:00 PM)

&

Saturday, June 27 (9:00 PM)

 

Company: Queens Theatre in the Park

Written and Performed by: Andrés López

 

Andrés López, Bogota’s enfant terrible makes his TeatroStageFest debut with two hilarious psycho-portraits of life ... a la Colombiana!

 

About Pelota de Letras Version 1,000:

The acclaimed show that launched Andrés López, the comedy superstar who redefined Colombian stand-up with his witty, unapologetic, and riotous take on the functional disfunctionalities of multigenerational families: from video game wiz-kids, to technology-challenged parents, and the abuelitos who struggle to make sense of them!  López celebrates the 1,000th performance of the show with fresh material that continuously raises the bar of this comedy classic!

 

About Yo me pido la ventana:

Funny talking Andrés López follows his internationally acclaimed “Pelota de Letras” taking us on a new laugh-out-loud irreverent journey through the various stages in the life of every man. A poignant and comic take on daily madness, seen from a window seat where life can best be appreciated as it goes by. López has five international tours under his belt and over 400 sold-out performances at Bogota’s National Theater.

 

Both shows in Spanish with no Super-titles. 2 hours and 30 minutes, no intermission.

 

Location: Queens Theatre in the Park
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Queens, New York
Subway: 7 to CitiField/Shea Stadium (Exit the station and take the Free trolley to the theater)

Tickets: 
Day of Performance: $35
Advance Ticket Purchase: $30
2-Show Special Discount: $50
Show your PRTT ticket stub at Queens Theatre in the Park, and get $5 off Day of Performance price!

 

Presenting Partner

Media Hosts

 

Check out more sights and sounds at andreslopez.com