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LA GRINGA WILL BEGIN ITS 27th ANNIVERSARY SEASON AT REPERTORIO ESPAÑOL

Get tickets to streamed performance by Repertorio Español 

PRESS:
  • 25 Years of La Gringa: An Interview with Carmen Rivera | The Latinx Project
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  • LA GRINGA Celebrates 25 Years at Repertorio Español and is Now Available for Streaming​ | BroadwayWorld.com
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Jenyvette Vega (Maria) and Gilberto Gabriel (Monchi) in LA GRINGA at Repertorio Español. Photo by Michael Palma.
CARMEN IS FEATURED ON PODCAST BEYOND THE LIGHTS: A CONVERSATION WITH THEATER PROFESSIONALS  BY MARY BETH SMITH

Episode 27: "Carmen Rivera - Playwright" has been released and is available to stream/download.
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CARMEN IS INTERVIEWED ON COMMON SENSE MAMITA  BY LYDIA NICOLE

WATCH: Award-Winning Playwright Carmen Rivera Shares Her Writing Journey | YouTube
Lydia Nicole interviews one of America's prolific playwrights.

WATCH: Carmen Rivera Breaks Down Writing Biographical Plays | YouTube
Playwright Carmen Rivera describes writing biographical plays, especially her creative inspiration behind two of her biographical plays: La Lupe: My Life, My Destiny, and Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz. Along the way, she shares backstage stories and funny challenges when writing plays about larger-than-life Latinas.

WATCH: Candido Tirado & Carmen Rivera's Gossip Class | YouTube 
Playwrights Candido Tirado and Carmen Rivera discuss how they teach students to write scenes using the juicy storytelling style of gossip.
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OTHER NEWS

  • Both English and Spanish editions of La Gringa are available at Concord Theatricals and can be purchased at Amazon 
 
  • Under The Mango Tree is available in English, and can be purchased and licensed at Steele Spring Stage Rights
  • Julia de Burgos: Child of Water is currently available in English, at Amazon and at Red Sugar Cane Press
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  • To Catch the Lightning and The Downfall of Rafael Trujillo, both plays available in English, is published by NoPassport Press. 
    • Click HERE to purchase
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  • Carmen's work can also be found at: Bookshop.org and Thriftbooks.com
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