"Encuentro We Are Here: Presente 2024" text in bold purple and yellow lettering.

OCTOBER 24 - NOVEMBER 10, 2024

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF ENCUENTRO!

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Welcome to Encuentro 2024: We Are Here – Presente!, a celebration of dynamic, contemporary Latiné theater at the heart of Los Angeles. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Latino Theater Company's first National Encuentro in 2014, and the festival continues to grow in its mission of showcasing the rich diversity of Latiné voices in the performing arts. From October 24 to November 10, 19 theater companies and 165 artists from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico will transform The Los Angeles Theatre Center into a vibrant hub of public performances, cross-company collaborations, and thought-provoking discussions. Join us for three unforgettable weeks as we celebrate the resilience, creativity, and strength of our communities, reaffirming our commitment to fostering new voices and inspiring future generations of artists. Performances will take place on a rotating schedule, running simultaneously every Thursday through Sunday across six distinct spaces within The LATC complex. Don't miss this electrifying national theater festival—We Are Here – Presente!

Productions

  • Theatrical performance with actors in colorful costumes, including a skeleton and animal mask. Set against a backdrop featuring a desert scene with cactuses. The central focus is on a couple sitting together, with the woman holding a baby.

    A Girl Grows Wings

    Organización Secreta Teatro

    Alma flees violence in Mexico and faces new challenges in the U.S. upon discovering her undocumented status.

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  • A woman standing on stage near a microphone, with a person in the background seated beside a music stand. The stage is dimly lit with abstract light patterns on the backdrop.

    Antigona 3.0

    Borderlands Theater

    A postcolonial dark comedy satirizing the American theatre, the border, and our generational trauma.

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  • Silhouettes with photos and names on them, likely representing missing individuals at a memorial or protest. The names include Cutberto Ortiz Ramos, Carlos Lorenzo Hernández Muñoz, José Eduardo Bartolo Tlatenpa, Jorge Aníbal Cruz Mendoza, and others. The scene is dimly lit with some spotlighting.

    AYOTZINAPA (SITUACIÓN: DESAPARECIDO)

    Grupo de Teatro SINERGIA

    The true story of 43 rural student teachers who disappeared in Mexico during 2014.

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  • Performer on stage with blue face sculptures and exaggerated features

    Blanco Temblor

    Teatro Público

    After a suicide attempt, a bipolar Puerto Rican astrophysicist begins her path to healing.

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  • Theatrical performance with performers in humorous costumes on stage

    CABAREX 2: RevoLUZiones

    ProyectoTEATRO

    CABAREX is a Latinx cabaret trilogy that explores 500 years of oppressive Latin-American History.

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  • Theater scene with four women in dark costumes at a table, dramatic pose, colorful tablecloth, curtains, and props on stage.

    Carlota: Alhajero de Secretos

    Teatro Alebrijes

    Carlota holds a family secret ready to burst: equal parts Lorca, Ibsen, and scandal, but all heart.

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  • Group of four performers in colorful costumes on stage, with props and expressions of emotion.

    Interview with a Mexican

    Su Teatro

    Education & ridicule rolled into 1 juicy taco. A satirical celebration of Chicano/Mexicano identity.

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  • Two actors performing on a dimly-lit stage with blue and purple lighting, featuring a modern, abstract set design.

    La Golondrina

    Repertorio Español

    La Golondrina brings to light the devastating impact of hate crimes aimed at the LGBTQIA+ community.

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  • A person in a distressed expression wearing a loose, light-colored shirt and chains on their wrists, suggestive of a theatrical performance or dramatic scene.

    La Vida Es Sueño

    Bilingual Foundation of the Arts

    An estranged prince’s reunion with his father results in a battle between fate and free will.

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  • Performer with large curly hair skillfully spinning a diabolo on stage, wearing a vest and using sticks.

    Memorabilia

    La Vuelta Ensemble

    Boricua performer explores memory and loss with its circus-infused clown solo-show, Memorabilia.

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  • People sitting with closed eyes, appearing to meditate or focus, under colorful stage lighting.

    ODD MAN OUT

    PITCHBLACK Immersive Experiences

    An immersive sensory experience in the dark about a blind Argentine musician's extraordinary life.

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  • A person wearing a striped jersey and a baseball hat with a red, white, and blue necklace stands in front of a cityscape backdrop with colored lights.

    Quarter Rican

    Gabriel Diego Hernández

    A fast-talking hip hop musical about the ins and outs of new parenting and mixed heritage.

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  • A man wearing a cowboy hat and plaid shirt stands next to a woman in a patterned robe. The woman holds her hands together in a contemplative gesture, and both are lit by dramatic blue and pink lighting in a theatrical setting. A decorated box with classical artwork is in the foreground.

    Stoneheart

    Camino23

    A visceral family Western drama where the Zermani are forced to cope with the death of their legacy.

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  • The 22+ Wedding of Hugo Multiple

    GALA Hispanic Theatre

    Hugo has been married 22 times. This is the raucous tale of a "beautiful crime."

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  • Two people on stage, one sitting in a wheelchair, the other standing beside. Background shows a projection of trees.

    The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon

    Water People Theater

    A play about Human Rights violations suffered by journalists fighting for and communicating truth in the world.

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  • Three women in colorful dresses performing on stage, each pointing forward, with stage lighting and a backdrop of musical instruments.

    The Red Rose

    Pregones / Puerto Rican Traveling Theater

    A musical about Afro/Puerto Rican writer and activist Jesús Colón and the Red Scare of the 1950's.

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  • Theatrical scene with a man sitting on a bench and a woman in a glamorous robe standing near a table with roses. Background projection shows 'Whittier Boulevard, East Los Angeles' with colorful geometric designs.

    Whittier Boulevard

    Latino Theater Company

    Los Angeles, 2042. If single, 75, and with no blood relatives to care for you, the elderly disappear, and tomorrow is Veronica Del Rio’s birthday.

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  • A theater scene featuring a woman sitting on a couch, looking at a large owl puppet being operated by a person in black. The setting is dimly lit with a blue hue, and a door is visible in the background. A stuffed doll is placed on the couch beside the woman.

    Yamel Cucuy

    Glass Half Full Theatre

    Haunted by folkloric spirits & ICE agents, a girl journeys beyond life to discover inherited wisdom.

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  • A woman in a light blue sports bra and leggings smiling and stretching with one arm over her head on a dark stage with a brick wall backdrop.

    Your Healing is Killing Me

    Cara Mía Theatre

    A Queer, body-positive Chicana wrestles with modern concepts of health.

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 “We are the healers of the soul,
the provocateurs of the mind and the challengers of injustice.”

— José Luis Valenzuela