Mojada

Theatre

Name:	Joseph Papp Public Theater/ LuEsther Hall
Address:	425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003

Production Information

First performance date:	July 2, 2019
Opening date:	July 17, 2019
Closing date:	August 11, 2019
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

MacArthur Genius Award-winning playwright Luis Alfaro returns with the New York premiere of his stirring drama about love, immigration, and sacrifice, inspired by the Ancient Greek story of Medea. Helmed by Chay Yew (Oedipus El Rey), this play masterfully combines ancient storytelling with the most pressing issues facing our country today, following a young Mexican mother who gives up everything to bring her son to America, only to find America demands even more.

Alfaro’s Oedipus El Rey, produced last season in collaboration with the Sol Project, was hailed by The New York Times as a “dynamic reminder that we are living in a political moment when stories matter.” With great poetry, humor and heart, Mojada is a bold new telling of a story as old as tragedy itself.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	The Public Theater	Producer

	Luis Alfaro	Playwright

	Chay Yew	Director
	Graham Schmidt	Assistant Director

	UnkleDave's Fight-House	Fight Director
	Socorro Santiago	Fight Captain
	UnkleDave's Fight-House	Intimacy Director

	Arnulfo Maldonado	Set Designer
	Haydee Zelideth	Costume Designer
	David Weiner	Lighting Designer
	Mikhail Fiksel	Sound Designer
	Stephan Mazurek	Projection Designer
	Earon Chew Nealey	Wig Designer
	Andrew Moerdyk	Associate Scenic Designer
	Manny Garcia	Assistant Costume Designer
	Janak Jha	Assistant Lighting Designer
	Ben Truppin-Brown	Associate Sound Designer

	Angela Delaney Kircher	General Manager

	Luisa Sánchez Colón	Stage Manager
	Buzz Cohen	Production Stage Manager
	Luisa Sánchez Colón	Stage Manager

	Earon Chew Nealey	Hair Style Consultant

	Jordan Thaler/ Heidi Griffiths	Casting Director
	Rosie Berrido	Dialect Coach

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Vanessa Aspillaga	Luisa
	Alex Hernandez	Jason
	Ada Maris	Pilar
	Benjamin Luis McCracken	Acan
	Socorro Santiago	Tita
	Sabina Zúñiga Varela	Medea

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	NOMINATED	2020 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Projection Design	Stephan Mazurek	Projection Designer
2	NOMINATED	2020 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Adaptation	Luis Alfaro	Playwright