"On the Eve of Abolition" - by Papel Machete - ArtsEmerson at the Emerson Paramount Center (Boston, MA.)
ArtsEmerson
At the
Emerson Paramount Center
Presents
"ON THE EVE OF ABOLITION"
A New Sci-Fi Story About Survival, Struggle, & The Movement That Made Abolition Possible!
A Bilingual Performance (Spanish/English)
Limited Engagement! Four Performances Only!
Written by Papel Machete
Directed by Jorge 'Cano Cangrejo' Díaz Ortiz
Co-Presented By Ágora Cultural Architects
Assistant Directors Deborah Hunt, Sugeily Rodríguez Lebrón
Producers Jorge 'Cano Cangrejo' Díaz Ortiz, Sugeily Rodríguez Lebrón
Puppeteers and Mask Performers: Agustín Muñoz Ríos, Brenda Plumey, Charmaine Santiago, Deborah Hunt, Dey Hernández Vázquez, Fran de Paula, Francisco Iglesias, Jorge 'Cano Cangrejo' Díaz Ortiz, José 'Primo' Hernández, Juan Pablo 'Juanpi' Vizcaíno, Mar Parrilla, Marcel Santiago, Marian Annette Rodríguez Morales, Sugeily Rodríguez Lebrón, Tina Orlandini, Yamillex Montañez Lugo, Yaraní Del Valle.
Additional Creative Team:
Design and Direction of Puppets and Masks - Deborah Hunt;Video Direction and Editing - Joe Therrien, Osvaldo Budet, Aníbal “eL S.” Vidal Quintero; Live Music - Agustín Muñoz Ríos, Aníbal “eL S.” Vidal Quintero, Lizbethethe, Aníbal “eL S.” Vidal Quintero, Yaraní Del Valle Vidal Quintero, Lizbeth Román; Lighting - Leonardo Aguilú.
Performances:
October 31, 2024 through November 3, 2024
(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)
EMERSON PARAMOUNT CENTER, Robert J. Orchard Stage, 559 Washington Street, Boston, MA. 02111
TICKETS:
Tickets may be purchased 24/7 at ArtsEmerson.org, or by calling # 617-824-8400 (Tue-Sat from 12:00PM ET - 6:00PM ET).
The EMERSON PARAMOUNT CENTER Box Office (559 Washington Street, Boston) is open for walk-up service Thu-Sat from Noon - 6:00 PM ET.
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ABOUT THE SHOW
Set in 2047, Papel Machete's "ON THE EVE OF ABOLITION" imagines abolition camps, formerly incarcerated people, families, and organizers working together in a fight to end all prisons, all rooted in the realities of the modern-day United States and Puerto Rico.
Through a partnership with Prison Radio, Papel Machete has engaged with political prisoners and currently incarcerated artists and accessed materials created by incarcerated people in Prison Radio’s archives.
“We are honored to welcome the imaginative artists of Papel Machete to ARTSEMERSON, led by Emerson College Alum Jorge Diaz,” says ARTSEMERSON Interim Executive Director Ronee Penoi. “'ON THE EVE OF ABOLITION' is so special because it centers Puerto Rican voices in imagining a fully liberated and better future for us all. Immense gratitude to our co-presenter Ágora Cultural Architects and the support of the City of Boston for your commitment to uplifting artists who dare to challenge the status quo and imagine what's possible.”
“Through the magic of puppet and mask theater, we invite audiences to join us on a journey to the year 2047, and into a multimedia experience towards the creation of a new, liberated world, only possible through love and the revolutionary spirit of collective resistance,” said Papel Machete.
Running Time: 80 minutes, no intermission
ABOUT ARTSEMERSON
ARTSEMERSON is Emerson College’s professional presenting and producing organization. As part of an institution that believes in fostering creativity, passion, excellence, and inclusivity, we are using art to bring the world to Boston, and to bring Boston together.
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