Poster for "Ghost Waltz" with illustrations of a woman's silhouette, disco ball, bowler hat, piano, musical notes, and an eagle. Show dates are April 25 to June 2.

Latino Theater Co.
The World Premiere of

GHOST
WALTZ

by Oliver Mayer
Directed by Alberto Barboza

Developed in Latino Theater Company’s Circle of Imaginistas playwriting group, this new play is a boldly original recovery of Juventino Rosas, one of Mexico’s most significant composers — an Indigenous musician whose life story has gone untold and whose works have been attributed to Europeans. Following Rosas from his father’s early death to his friendship with ragtime genius Scott Joplin. It’s a mixe of music, magic, drama, passion, spirituality and dance in a celebration that explores the lives of people of color during the emerging Americas of the late 19th century and their ghostlike impact on our own lives today.

Cast

Quetzal Guerrero

Castulo Guerra*

Ric’Key Pageot

Ariel Brown

Nathalie Peña-Comas

Monte Escalante

Eduardo Robledo

Juan Perez

* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

Reviews

STAGE RAW TOP 10… LUMINOUS AND RIBBONED–WITH–MAGIC… alternately playful and poignant… create[s] a rich runic dreamscape for this tale of an artist almost effaced by history.”
— Deborah Klugman, Stage Raw

“GROUNDBREAKING… VIVID AND ENGROSSING…
an ode to cultural heritage, the inclusivity of diversity, and the transcendent nature of music in surmounting societal confines.”
— Michael Landman-Karney, Stage and Cinema

PROFOUND… a treatise on death, life’s purpose and music… a breathtaking theater experience.”
Laura Foti Cohen, Larchmont Buzz

VIBRANT AND BEAUTIFUL… enthralls you completely from beginning to end…
one of the most magnificent plays I have ever seen…
highlights the best of diverse storytelling in its finest form.”
— Edward Hong, The Nerds of Color

A MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION with an amazing score,
talented performers and impressive set design.”
— Joe Mosqueda, Glamgical

GO SEE IT!… the story is an important one, and it is told with
great imagination and a wonderful score of waltzes, polkas, classical song,
opera and ragtime.”
— Eric Gordon, People’s World

STUNNING… an excellent cast of supermusicians,
each with multiple talents including singing, dancing, and playing one or more musical instruments…
will reach out and grab each audience member’s heart.”
— Elaine Mura, Splash Magazines

EYE-OPENING… a good story that needs to live on.”
— Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti, From Another Zero

“HITS EVERY NOTE…
We are whisked away in our imaginations to the 1890s when fame brought distant protagonists together as nothing else could.”
— Leigh Kennicott, Showmag

Credits

Written by
OLIVER MAYER

Directed by
ALBERTO BARBOZA

Musical Director
ALBERTO LOPEZ

Scenic, Costume and Projection Design
EMILY ANNE MACDONALD &
CAMERON JAYE MOCK

Sound Design
Nathan Davis

Lighting Design
Johnny Garofalo

Choreography
Giovanni Ortega

Associate Costume Design
Claire Fraser

Co-Projection Design
Nathan Davis

Assistant Director
Giovanni Ortega

Stage Manager
Yaesol Jeong

Assistant Stage Manager
Gina DeLuca

Wardrobe Supervisor
Manee Leija

Production Manager
May Fei

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