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Jennifer Paredes
Jennifer Paredes is an American actress who appeared as Hero in Denver Center for the Performing Arts' production of '' Much Ado About Nothing'', Helena in Stages Repertory Theatre's ''The River Bride'', and Matilde in Portland Stage's ''The Clean House''. Paredes won a Craig Noel Award for Actor of the Year for her performances in Diversionary Theatre's production of ''Ballast'' and as Viola in Old Globe's tour of '' Twelfth Night''. Early life Paredes grew up in Chula Vista, California after her parents immigrated from Peru and Tijuana. She became interested in acting during her senior year before graduating from Otay Ranch High School in 2008. Career Early in her career, Paredes performed in The House Theatre of Chicago's West Coast premiere of ''The Nutcracker'' with Edred Utomi and in ''Manifest Destinitis'', a Herbert Sigüenza adaptation of ''The Imaginary Invalid''. In 2016, she appeared in the film ''South of 8'' with Brian Patrick Butler and was nominated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otay Ranch High School
Otay Ranch High School is a high school located in Chula Vista, California. Otay Ranch High School primarily serves the Chula Vista developments of Otay Ranch and Rancho Del Rey. History Otay Ranch High School (ORHS) was built in 2003 as a part of the Sweetwater Union High School District and first opened to 9th and 10th graders and later accommodated 11th and 12th graders. Otay Ranch High School originally opened to relieve overcrowding from surrounding schools such as San Ysidro High School and Eastlake High School. It serves students living in both the Otay Ranch and Rancho del Rey developments. Demographics The demographic breakdown of the 2,789 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was: *Native American/Alaskan - 0.2% *Asian/Pacific islander - 22.3% *Black - 4.7% *Hispanic - 60.2% *White - 8.4% *Multiracial - 4.2% In addition, 22.7% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch. The demographic breakdown of the 2,372 students enrolled for the 2018-2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Theatre Of Chicago
The House Theatre of Chicago is a non-profit, ensemble theatre company in Chicago, IL. The House was founded in 2001 by a group of friends from the British American Drama Academy and Southern Methodist University with the mission of exploring the ideas of Community and Storytelling in order to create a unique theatrical experience for audience members. Since becoming eligible in 2004, The House has been nominated for more than 40 Joseph Jefferson Awards. In 2007, The House became the first recipient of Broadway in Chicago's Emerging Theater Award. Performances currently take place at the Chopin Theatre in Wicker Park. History The House staged its first show, ''Death and Harry Houdini'' at the Live Bait Theatre in the Fall of 2001. Artistic Director Nathan Allen wrote and directed the show which starred company membeDennis Watkinsin the title role. The team followed with the critically acclaimed hit, ''The Terrible Tragedy of Peter Pan''. Allen directed the production, written by c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukulele
The ukulele ( ; from haw, ukulele , approximately ), also called Uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii. It generally employs four nylon strings. The tone and volume of the instrument vary with size and construction. Ukuleles commonly come in four sizes: soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone. History Developed in the 1880s, the ukulele is based on several small, guitar-like instruments of Portuguese origin, the ''machete'', '' cavaquinho'', '' timple'', and '' rajão'', introduced to the Hawaiian Islands by Portuguese immigrants from Madeira, the Azores and Cape Verde. Three immigrants in particular, Madeiran cabinet makers Manuel Nunes, José do Espírito Santo, and Augusto Dias, are generally credited as the first ukulele makers. Two weeks after they disembarked from the SS ''Ravenscrag'' in late August 1879, the '' Hawaiian Gazette'' reported that "Madeira Islanders recently arrived here, have been delighting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journal Inquirer
The ''Journal Inquirer'' is a daily newspaper published on Monday to Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings from Manchester, Connecticut. The Journal Inquirer serves 17 towns in the north-central part of the state of Connecticut. History In 1967, Neil Ellis, a real estate developer with an interest in journalism, bought two weekly newspapers, the ''Rockville Journal'' and ''South and East Windsor Inquirer''. The weeklies were merged into the daily Journal Inquirer in 1968. The paper moved from a garage in the Rockville section of Vernon to its present location in Manchester in 1974. The ''Rockville Journal'' dates back over 105 years. Elizabeth S. Ellis, the founder's partner, oversaw paper's expansion during her tenure as publisher from 1970 until her death in 2020. As a female-in-charge, she was a rarity in journalism. Area Served The regional paper prints in three editions: *1st edition: Enfield, Somers, Suffield, East Windsor, Windsor and Windsor Locks. *2nd editi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria-Christina Oliveras
Maria-Christina Oliveras is an American television, stage and film actress, singer and voice-over artist. She has performed extensively on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regionally, and in various films and television series, and is known for her versatility and transformational character work in a number of world premieres. She is of Filipino and Puerto Rican descent. Early life Born in New York City, Oliveras is first-generation American. The daughter of Beatrice, a nurse, and Luis Tomas, a hospital food service administrator, she grew up in the Bronx. She studied at Yale University and received her BA with honors in Theater Studies. While there, she was an active participant in Yale Undergraduate Theater, where she first met Alex Timbers, with whom she has subsequently collaborated on a number of projects, most notably ''Here Lies Love''. She was also a member of the esteemed a cappella groups SHADES (whose alumni include fellow Broadway colleagues Anika Larsen and Lauren Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Woolery
Laurie Woolery is a Latinx playwright, director, and educator based in New York City. She is the director of Public Works at The Public Theater and founding member of The Sol Project. In 2014 she was awarded a Fuller Road Artist Residency for Women Directors of Color. She is best known for her 2017 musical adaptation of ''As You Like It''. Education Woolery graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a BA in English and holds a Spanish Language Certificate from the Universidad de Iteso, Guadalajara, Mexico. Career Woolery has served as Director of Public Works at The Public Theater since 2014. Public Works is a participatory theatre program that engages New Yorkers in the creation of theatre. Community members from all the boroughs of New York City attend workshops, classes, and performances that culminates each summer in participatory theatre productions. Within Public Works, Woolery initiated the program "ACTivate" (Artist, Citizen, Theater maker) that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yale Repertory Theatre
Yale Repertory Theatre at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut was founded by Robert Brustein, dean of Yale School of Drama, in 1966, with the goal of facilitating a meaningful collaboration between theatre professionals and talented students. In the process it has become one of the first distinguished regional theatres. Located at the edge of Yale's main downtown campus, it occupies the former Calvary Baptist Church. History As head of Yale Repertory Theatre ("the Rep") from 1966 to 1979, Robert Brustein brought professional actors to Yale each year to form a repertory company and nurtured notable new authors including Christopher Durang. Some successful works were transferred to commercial theaters. Michael Feingold was the first literary manager. The dean of Yale School of Drama is the artistic director of the Yale Repertory Theatre, with Lloyd Richards (who most notably nurtured the career of August Wilson) serving in this capacity 1979–1991, Stan Wojewodski, Jr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charise Castro Smith
Charise Castro Smith (born August 30, 1983) is an American playwright, actress, screenwriter, producer, and co-director. Personal life Castro Smith is from Miami, Florida, where she was raised in a Cuban American family. She attended Brown University as an undergraduate student and later the Yale School of Drama, where she earned her MFA in acting. Previous to graduate school, she was a city schoolteacher. She lives in LA and is married to actor Joby Earle, whom she met at Yale. Education After receiving her BA from Brown, Castro Smith attended the Yale School of Drama for her Master's in Fine Arts (MFA). Although she was studying Acting, she wrote a play ''Estrella Cruz he junkyard queen' that was produced at the Yale Cabaret, the student-run theatre. From this, Paula Vogel, head of the playwrighting program at the time, began to act as a mentor to her. After graduating, Castro Smith worked primarily as an actor until she was selected for the Van Lier Fellowship Program ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doreen Montalvo
''In the Heights'' is a 2021 American musical drama film directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Quiara Alegría Hudes based on the stage musical of the same name by Hudes and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film stars Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace in her film debut, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, and Jimmy Smits. The film follows a similar plot to the musical, telling the story of a corner in the predominantly Dominican Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, where every member of the community pursues their (little dreams) for a better life. ''In the Heights'' was originally set to be adapted by Universal Pictures in 2008, with Kenny Ortega hired to direct. After that version fell through, the project was eventually started back up in 2016, with Chu set to direct and Ramos being cast in October 2018. The rest of the cast joined in April 2019, and filming took place around New York City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Patrick Butler
Brian Patrick Butler is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is known for creating '' Friend of the World'' and his performances in ''We All Die Alone'' and ''South of 8''. Life and career While pursuing a degree in theatre arts at San Diego State University, Butler directed a production of Stephen Adly Guirgis's play '' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot''. After graduating, Butler performed at New Village Arts Theatre in the West Coast premieres of The House Theatre of Chicago's '' The Nutcracker'' and Sarah Ruhl's ''Stage Kiss''. He was also cast in '' Return to the Forbidden Planet'' at New Village Arts and played KJ in Ion Theatre's production of Annie Baker's '' The Aliens''. During this time, Butler acted in the feature films ''South of 8'' and ''Thane of East County'' before writing and directing two short films: ''Hatred'' and ''The Phantom Hour''. In 2017, Butler starred in the short film ''Assumption'' and later in '' Hacksaw'', a featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Of 8
''South of 8'' is a 2016 American crime drama heist film written and directed by Tony Olmos in his directorial debut. The film stars Brian Patrick Butler, George Jac, Jennifer Paredes, Kathryn Schott, Raye Richards and won Best Dramatic Screenplay at the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival in 2016. Plot San Diego in the 2040s has unemployment and crime at an all time high. Government surveillance, mass poverty and drought has decimated much of the population. Economic divide has caused society to be on the brink of another Great Depression in the United States. Victor Vasquez (George Jac) is released from prison and subsequently forms a group called "The Vanishers" with Ryan Bertrand ( Brian Patrick Butler) and Lori Randolph (Kathryn Schott). In disguise, Bertrand is a bank robber, Vasquez is the getaway driver and Randolph is a hacker who disrupts surveillance drones scouting the area. After conducting several heists, the group lays low for a while. Vasquez meets Emma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Imaginary Invalid
''The Imaginary Invalid'', ''The Hypochondriac'', or ''The Would-Be Invalid'' (French title ''Le Malade imaginaire'', ) is a three- act '' comédie-ballet'' by the French playwright Molière with dance sequences and musical interludes (H.495, H.495 a, H.495 b) by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. It premiered on 10 February 1673 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris and was originally choreographed by Pierre Beauchamp. Molière had fallen out with the powerful court composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, with whom he had pioneered the ''comédie-ballet'' form a decade earlier, and had opted for the collaboration with Charpentier. ''Le malade imaginaire'' was Molière's last work. He collapsed during his fourth performance as Argan on 17 February and died soon after. Characters * Argan, a severe hypochondriac. * Toinette, witty maid-servant of Argan. * Angélique, daughter of Argan, in love with Cléante. * Béline, second wife of Argan. * Cléante, lover of Angélique. Kind, but not very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
