EPIC – PART OF GPTC’S NEIGHBORHOOD TAPESTRIES PROJECT
by Ellen Struve
Directed by Michael John Garcés
Puppetry by Lynn Jeffries
Translations by Lucia Francisco and Marina Rosado
Metropolitan Community College/
South Omaha Campus ITC 120
2909 Edward Babe Gomez Drive
Wednesday, May 29 at 7:30pm
Thursday, May 30 at 7:30pm
Friday, May 31 at 7:30pm
Exploring the lives of contemporary South Omaha Mayan and artist communities through a time bending journey of the ancient Mayan stories of the Popol Vuh, this multi-generational play will include music, puppetry and pageantry.
CAST
Ximena Herrera-Baro
Francisco Franco
Edwin Garcia
Juana Marcos
Luis Marcos
Reyna Marina Pedro Mateo
Manny Onate
Eulalia Pedro
Marina Rosado
Brisia Valdovinos
Juan Valdovinos
Catie Zaleski
Hugo Alberto Zamorano
PUPPETEERS
Julie Huff
Britta Tollefsrud
DESIGNERS/TECHNICIANS
Mark Bruckner
Ashleigh Dawn Kreigh-Fleming
Rick Goble
Madelyn Hubbard
Lynn Jeffries
Mark Krejci
Jocelyn Reed
Savannah Reed
Savannah Savick
Valerie St. Pierre Smith
In partnership with Abstract Mindz, South Omaha Mural Project, and Comunidad Maya Pixan Ixim.
This production is sponsored by Mutual of Omaha and Security National Bank.
PlayFest is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how NEA grants impact individuals and communities, visit arts.gov.