The Guilt Mongers Or Los Traficantes De Culpa BIOS
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JUNE 23 - 27, 2021 The Guilt Mongers or Los Traficantes de Culpa (for those not willing to submit to the Anglicization of our people) A new play by C. Julian Jiménez Thursday, June 24 @ 7pm Featuring Armando Acevedo* • Alex Alvarez* Clay Cartland* • Tony Chiroldes* Vanessa Elise • Zuleyma Guevara* Carlos Ibarra* • Bertha Leal* • Zully Montero Jennifer Rodriguez De Castroverde* Directed by Victoria Collado Dramaturge Stage Production Sound Manager Manager Design Vanessa Vanessa Amy Matt Garcia McCloskey Rauchwerger Corey Zoetic Stage Festival Zoetic Stage Artistic Director Coordinator Managing Director Stuart Kent Michael Meltzer Chambers-Wilson McKeever Support for Zoetic Stage is provided by ROBIN ELLEN MEYERS *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers We wish to express our gratitude to the Performers’ Unions: ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS AMERICAN GUILD OF VARIETY ARTISTS SAG-AFTRA through Theatre Authority, Inc. for their cooperation in permitting the Artists to appear on this program. ZOETIC STAGE STAFF/FOUNDING MEMBERS Artistic Director/Founder: Stuart Meltzer Founder: Stephanie Demos-Brown Managing Director/Founder: Michael McKeever Founder: Kerry Shiller Literary Manager/Founder: Christopher Demos-Brown ZOETIC STAGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Stephanie Demos-Brown, President Matt Hege Carolyn Robbins-Manley Bob de la Fuente, Vice President Sara Hernandez Kerry Shiller John Arthur, Treasurer Paula Levine Mark Trowbridge Lis Culmo, Secretary Suzan McDowell Cary Valdes-Perez Sandy Bell Michael McKeever Crystal Wagar Chris Demos-Brown Stuart Meltzer William Fernandez Robin Ellen Meyers Land Acknowledgment: Zoetic Stage produces at the Adrienne Arsht Center which is situated on the traditional homeland of Native nations, including the Tequesta, the Calusa, the Taíno and today the Miccosukee and the Seminole. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and future; and recognize their continued existence and contributions to our community. The Guilt Mongers or Los Traficantes de Culpa (for those not willing to submit to the Anglicization of our people) By C. Julian Jiménez CAST Jamón . Armando Acevedo* Bruno . Alex Alvarez* Wyatt . Clay Cartland* Lorenzo . Tony Chiroldes* Nurse . Vanessa Elise Carmen . Zuleyma Guevara* Esteban . Carlos Ibarra* Jazmín . Bertha Leal* Edna . Zully Montero Marie . Jennifer Rodriguez De Castroverde* *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers Director . Victoria Collado Dramaturge . Vanessa Garcia Stage Manager . Vanessa McCloskey Production Manager . Amy Rauchwerger Sound Design . Matt Corey Festival Coordinator . Kent Chambers-Wilson Zoetic Stage Artistic Director . Stuart Meltzer Zoetic Stage Managing Director . Michael McKeever BIOS CAST Armando Alex Clay Tony Vanessa Acevedo Alvarez Cartland Chiroldes Elise Zuleyma Carlos Bertha Zully Jennifer Rodriguez Guevara Ibarra Leal Montero De Castroverde Armando Acevedo* (Jamón) is very happy to be a part of Zoetic Stage’s Inaugural Finstrom Festival of New Work. Recent credits include Pablo in Native Gardens at Gulfshore Playhouse in Naples and Bill in Mamma Mia! at American Stage in St. Petersburg. Among his current work-from-home gigs are voice over projects and coaching wrestlers at WWE NXT. He is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.NCP founding member. krystalmillievaldes.com Alex Alvarez* (Bruno) is an Actor, Director, Writer, Voice-Over Artist, and Educator from Miami, FL. He has appeared in many local productions with GableStage, City Theatre, Thinking Cap Theatre, Zoetic Stage, Island City Stage, Palm Beach Dramaworks, New Theatre, Arca Images and Juggernaut Theatre Company. He is an adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University and New World School of the Arts. Film & TV work include: Burn Notice (USA) and Grown (Complex). Alex has won multiple awards (Carbonell Award, Silver Palm Award, Best of New Times, Broadway World Award) and is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association since 2012. Clay Cartland* (Wyatt) feels back at home with Zoetic Stage! Most recently seen with Zoetic Stage in the new improv troupe Zoetic Schmoetic, Clay is a South Florida native who has performed all over the state. Favorite shows include: Groundhog Day, Shrek (Slow Burn Theatre Company), First Date, The Toxic Avenger (Actors' Playhouse), Desperate Measures (Winter Park Playhouse), and Gloria (GableStage). Clay is a proud member of AEA and the recipient of Two Carbonell and Four Silver Palm Awards. He is also a voice over artist and a full time music teacher making sure all his kids know all the lyrics to 'Kiss on my List'. Tony Chiroldes* (Lorenzo) is an original cast member of the award-winning musical In the Heights. Regional theatre: Arena Stage (DC), Milwaukee Rep, Seattle Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Portland Center Stage, Broadway Sacramento, Westport Country Playhouse (CT), City Theatre Company (Pittsburgh), Theatre du Chatelet (Paris, France). He’s The Hulamouse in television’s Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. As a voice-over performer, he has added his voice to hundreds of English/ Spanish commercials; audiobooks such as Ricky Martin’s autobiography Yo, and Pam Muñoz Ryan’s The Dreamer (AudioFile Magazine’s Earphone Award); and video games such as Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Bioshock and Red Dead Redemption. Vanessa Elise (Nurse) holds a BFA in Theatre from New World School of the Arts. Previous stage credits include: Miami Motel Stories: Little Havana and MiMo (Vivian, The Commissioner), Lipstick (Ana), Real Women Have Curves (Carmen), Wrongful Death... (Death), Collective Rage (Betty 3), Waiting for Waiting for Godot (Laura), Diego and Drew... (Tia Maria), Clark Gable Slept Here (Estella). Her original one woman show, Noise: An Interruption (Amaya), was chosen to perform in NY’s United Solo Theatre Festival off- Broadway in 2015. She has various film, TV, and voice acting credits. Elise is a proud board member of the South Florida Theatre League. @Vanessaelise7 Zuleyma Guevara* (Carmen) has, like most of us, performed virtually in the last year. She was last seen in Octopus Theatre Company in association with NYU Abu Dhabi performing in Panademic Fight also directed by Rebecca Martinez. Previously she also appeared in the Phoenix Theatre’s online performance of Trojan Women. Stage credits include the world premiere of Azul at Southern Rep in New Orleans, Nora in the Actors Theatre of Louisville’s production of A Doll’s House Part 2. Other credits include the world premiere of Uncommon Sense for the Tectonic Theatre Project. Water by the Spoonful at Premier Stages, Columbia Stage’s La Paloma Prisoner and The Hour of The Star, Seven Spots on the Sun at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Working Theatre's production of La Ruta. TV credits include Designated Survivor, Law and Order, Limitless, Gotham. Film credits include New York State of Mind, Third Trinity. She will be seen in the upcoming presentation of Two Rivers' Theater Crossing Borders Festival. Carlos Ibarra* (Esteban) is an award-winning actor, writer, and director. He has appeared in feature films, national commercials, short films, and regional productions. Selected credits: Netflix’s The Good Cop, Sony’s Rough Night, and TBS’s Adam Ruins Everything. In 2015, he became the first Latino to physically run across the continental United States. His journey can be seen in the docu-series Run Carlos Run. His latest short film, Con Dios, is currently in the festival circuit. The film highlights depression and mental health among undocumented youth. Carlos holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Bertha Leal* (Jazmín) has a BFA from Florida International University. Off-Broadway: The Amparo Experience (Bacardí/Broadway Factor), Lucy Loves Me (INTAR Theatre). Other credits include: Meaningful Conversation (New Light Theater Project), Oleanna (Pinecrest Theatre Rep), Sexual Perversity in Chicago (Alliance Theatre Lab), Honeybee (Furiex Productions). For more visit: www.berthaleal.com Zully Montero (Edna) has been an actor, theatre director/producer and dramatic arts teacher for over thirty five years. After graduating from the National Academy of Dramatic Arts, in Havana, Cuba, she performed in several films and plays including the feature film, Lucia. When she arrived in New York City in 1968, she became involved in the Spanish/Latino Theatre Movement. By 1971, she joined the prestigious INTAR Theatre, Spanish Repertory Theatre and The Cuban Cultural Center. At INTAR, she performed in Fuente Ovejuna by Lope de Vega, Las Galas del Difunto and Flores de Papel by Valle Inclan. By the early 80’s she had established herself, as not only, a premiere theatre actor, but also as a theatrical director, producer, artistic director and teacher. In 1983, she arrived in Miami and expanded her repertoire even further by becoming a radio news anchor. After working in radio and theatre in Miami for several years, she began her television career by starring in telenovelas and playing some of the most iconic villains in Spanish soap history. She continues to be active, both in English and Spanish, on screen and on stage from Miami to New York. Jennifer Rodriguez de Castroverde* (Marie) is Faculty of Acting in the Theater Division at New World School of the Arts. She is an acting coach, Registered Rosenberg Teacher specializing in voice/speech coaching, and director. As an actor, she has appeared in over 40 plays, National