Empanada for a Dream
A solo show written and performed
By Juan Francisco Villa
Directed by Alex Levy
EMPANADA FOR A DREAM is a poignant and entertaining portrait of family and neighborhood – set against the secret that destroys it all. It’s a haunting tale about growing up by getting out. And coming back -- to one boy’s Lower East Side.
ON SALE NOW AT 78 East Washington, Chicago, Illinois
(corner of Washington and Michigan)
The Playground Theater is thrilled to present EMPANADA FOR A DREAM, our 2nd MOSAIC program.
MONDAY JANUARY 11, 2016 @ 5 pm
This show is FREE to all who attend.
For more info pleas email [email protected].
Monday January 11 at 5 pm
on the 4th Floor Millennium Room.
Juan Villa’s award winning and Jeff nominated show returns to the Chicago stage. Empanada for a Dream transports the audience to Allen Street, in New York’s Lower East Side, everybody’s blasting music – bacchata, merengue and salsa. Everybody’s cooking – plantains, arapas, and empanadas. Boys play baseball and football on the street while the most beautiful girl watches from a window. In his living memoir Juan Francisco Villa uncovers the treasures of his family’s dark legacy.
The performances are in conjunction with The Playground Theater and Chicago Department of Cultural Arts and Special Events
ON SALE NOW AT 78 East Washington, Chicago, Illinois
(corner of Washington and Michigan)
The Playground Theater is thrilled to present EMPANADA FOR A DREAM, our 2nd MOSAIC program.
MONDAY JANUARY 11, 2016 @ 5 pm
This show is FREE to all who attend.
For more info pleas email [email protected].
Monday January 11 at 5 pm
on the 4th Floor Millennium Room.
Juan Villa’s award winning and Jeff nominated show returns to the Chicago stage. Empanada for a Dream transports the audience to Allen Street, in New York’s Lower East Side, everybody’s blasting music – bacchata, merengue and salsa. Everybody’s cooking – plantains, arapas, and empanadas. Boys play baseball and football on the street while the most beautiful girl watches from a window. In his living memoir Juan Francisco Villa uncovers the treasures of his family’s dark legacy.
The performances are in conjunction with The Playground Theater and Chicago Department of Cultural Arts and Special Events
