Teatro Vivo

03/01/2022

Auditions for the 2022 Austin Latinx New Play Festival are now open! Come see us tonight and bring your incredible talents to this year's festival! Sign up in the link:

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

02/14/2022

We are excited to collaborate with Cara Mia Theatre and present USRULA, written, directed, and performed by Frida Espinosa-Müller; original music composed by Armando Monsivais in Austin, TX.

Ursula tells the journey of Nadia, a 7-year-old, separated from her mother after seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border. As Nadia waits for her asylum to be processed, she reflects on the difficulties she is leaving behind in Honduras and the new reality she is facing. Original music from Armando Monsivais will take audiences into Nadia’s mind as she tries to make sense of all that is happening around her.

Public performances: Friday, March 4th at 7PM and Saturday, March 5th at 3PM
Daytime performances for schools: Tuesday-Friday, March 1st – March 4th at 10AM each performance.

The production will be at the Mexican American Cultural Center in downtown Austin, TX. Information for tickets in the comments! We can't wait to share this powerful story with you!

11/14/2021

Directed by Carl Gonzales, Teatro Vivo’s 2021 La Pastorela is a celebration of the Austin BIPOC community. Set in the present time, this year’s production keeps all the lessons and humor of the well-loved, traditional Pastorela, with our favorite shepherds, angels and devils, but sets them here—with us—in our city. This year’s offering includes plenty of inspiring original and known music, under the direction of (and played live by) Eric Flores. Be sure to get your tickets early as there will be limited seating, ensuring social distancing for everyone’s safety. Also, please bring a canned good/ non-perishable food item to share with Jesus, Mary and Joseph (and Teatro Vivo will pass your gifts along to a local pantry). Commune with us to celebrate the season and one another at this warm and fun annual tradition created for you and your entire familia!

09/22/2021

Happy first day of fall, familia! We're so thrilled to watch theatre in Austin bring people together once again and we couldn't be prouder to announce auditions for our Pastorela! It's happening, gente!

AUDITIONS for Teatro Vivo’s 2021 Pastorela
October 4, 5, 6— 6-9PM—Monday, Tuesday in person, Wednesday on zoom.

Sign up for a 10-minute slot with Rupert Reyes: Rupert Reyes [email protected], 512-970-7016

Maximum one minute monologue, something that you are comfortable with.

Optional 16 bar song, to be sung a ca****la or bring recorded accompaniment.

Spanish speaking a plus, but not a requirement. Seeking actors of all races, ethnicities, ages, genders and abilities.

Rehearsals begin October 18.
Performances will be Dec 6-Dec 19.
Directed by Carl Gonzales

Please come on out! We are so happy to bring this tradition to Austin once again and we can't make it happen without you! Nos vemos!

05/15/2021

We are honored to close the festival with a Corpus Christi-based family drama by the illustrious Herbert Siguenza! Please join us for our closing show tonight, LOS POCHOS by Herbert Siguenza, at 7 p.m. CST.

About LOS POCHOS: A classic post war American drama, LOS POCHOS centers a Mexican-American family living in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1955. A rich Mexican woman disrupts the home of a modest immigrant family and exposes their deep family secrets and unfulfilled dreams.

This family drama brings it all home back to Texas and features an incredible cast of actors. We are so excited to have you join us for this final show and we cannot wait for you to witness this final reading of LOS POCHOS by Herbert Siguenza, directed by Miguel Septién, with dramaturgy by Diamante Martinez, stage management by Marliza Mendez, and starring Rupert Reyes, Amparo Garcia-Crow, Valentina Silva, Ben G Bazán, Breanda Ortiz, and Jeffrey Quintana. Get your tickets via the link in the comments!

05/15/2021

It's our third and final day of the 2021 Austin New Latinx Play Fest and we've got two amazing shows lined up for you today. Up first at 3 PM CST, we've got Sara Guerrero's fantastic play, HAVE TO BELIEVE WE ARE MAGIC!

This Latinx, coming-of-age story invites us to think about life after high school, roller skating, and making big life decisions. All of this, of course, happens during the summer of 1994, all under the shadow of "the Magic Kingdom", Anaheim, Ca. We invite you all to join us today at 3 PM CST for this incredible show!

HAVE TO BELIEVE WE ARE MAGIC by Sara Guerrero, directed by Si Mon Emmet, with dramaturgy by Melanie Claire Queponds, stage management by Sunshine Garrison, and featuring the acting talents of Mariana Baidon Carillo, Susanne Pinedo, Marianne Ceballos, Andrew Valdez, Madison Palomo, Jennifer Rosario, Kara Bellavia, Marianella “Marty” Garza. Get your tickets in the link in the comments and join us at 3 PM!

05/14/2021

It's day two of the 2021 Austin New Latinx Play Fest and we could not be more thrilled to present THIS BITCH: ESTA SANGRE QUIERO by the brilliant Heckle Her - Adrienne Dawes! Adrienne Dawes is an Austin treasure and we're so excited to bring this comedy home!

About THIS BITCH: ESTA SANGRE QUIERO: When Diana, a ruthless and power-hungry Pilates influencer, learns that her social media manager Teodoro is hooking up with her makeup artist Madeinusa, it sparks bitter jealousy. Even though it would be social su***de for her to date someone with zero followers, Diana finds herself falling madly in love but if she can’t have Teodoro . . . no one can!
THIS BITCH: ESTA SANGRE QUIERO is a big, b***y, bilingual Gen Z comedy inspired by Lope de Vega’s Golden Age comedy “El perro del hortelano” and set within the wellness tourism industry in Tulum, México.

Please join us tonight at 7 p.m. CST for THIS BITCH: ESTA SANGRE QUIERO by Heckle Her - Adrienne Dawes, directed by Daphnie Sicre, dramaturgy by Daniel Jáquez, stage managed by Barbara Mojica, and starring Michael Galvan, Stephanie Vásquez Fonseca, Cherry Mendoza, Emily Smith Córdoba, Ja'Michael De'Shawn, Christian Coffey, Víctor Vásquez, Michelle Alexander, Minerva Villa, and Amy Downing. This cast is incredible and this play is bonkers - you're going to have an amazing time! Tickets in the bio!

05/13/2021

We're kicking off the festival tonight at 7 p.m. CST with Francisco Mendoza's MACHINE LEARNING! This incredible play was recently a finalist for the Yale Drama Prize and won the Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award for Playwriting!

About MACHINE LEARNING: When his estranged, alcoholic father is diagnosed with liver cancer, computer scientist Jorge dreams up a nursing app to manage the disease in his stead. As the machine's capabilities grow, however, the possibility of leaving it in charge of the treatment becomes more real, forcing Jorge to reckon with his responsibilities as a son and as a creator. Dealing with issues of immigration, legacy, and life dreams, MACHINE LEARNING explores what it means to be children - and what it means to be parents.

Join us tonight for MACHINE LEARNING by Francisco Mendoza, directed by Jesús I. Valles, starring Oscar Fabela, Robert Ramirez, Justin P. Lopez, and Alexa Thomas, and stage managed by Savannah Gonzalez. Ticket info in the comments!

05/13/2021

It's the big day! Teatro Vivo is proud to present the Austin Latinx New Play Festival 2021 in conjunction with ScriptWorks! We are excited to present exciting new works by Francisco Mendoza, Heckle Her - Adrienne Dawes, Herbert Siguenza, and Sara Guerrero. These new play readings are going to be fabulous and you don't want to miss them! Tickets are pay-what-you-can donations or you can buy a festival pass for $50 and access all the plays! Get your tickets now! Ticket information in the comments!