Teatro Paraguas Presents

A Staged Reading of Parted Waters

by Robert F. Benjamin
Directed by JoJo Sena de Tarnoff

October 18 and 25 • 7:30 p.m.
$5 to $10 (Suggested Donation)
Reservations may be made by calling 505-424-1601 or emailing teatroparaguasnm@gmail.com

Originally presented as a full production by Teatro Paraguas in 2010, Parted Waters is a gripping yet humorous drama about three generations of a Hispanic family in Northern New Mexico with crypto-Jewish roots.

Parted Waters was originally commissioned by the Arizona Jewish Theater, where it premiered in 2009.  Three theater companies in New Mexico have produced the play, and it has received staged readings in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York, and Florida. Teatro Paraguas has teamed up with Road Scholar to present staged readings many times.

The cast for the reading includes Jeni Nelson, Daric Gutierrez, Jonathan Harrell, and Argos MacCallum. A post-show community dialogue on crypto-Judaism in New Mexico will be held after both performances.

This project is made possible in part by: New Mexico Arts, a division of the NM Department of Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Arts, Santa Fe Community Foundation, and generous private support.

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