The second season of Roundabout Theatre Company's Refocus Project is now streaming.
This season, produced in partnership with Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, features a roster of Latine playwrights including René Marqués, Fausto Avendaño, María Irene Fornés, Rosalba Rolón, and Desmar Guevara.
The Refocus Project is free to stream through October 16 at RoundaboutTheatre.org. The three featured readings include Sarita by María Irene Fornés, as directed by Rebecca Aparicio; The Oxcart by René Marqués, as directed by Cristina Angeles; and El Corrido De California by Fausto Avendaño, as directed by Galia Backal.
Additionally, Pregones/PRTT’s production of The Harlem Hellfighters on a Latin Beat will begin live performances October 6 at Puerto Rican Traveling Theater. Featuring book, lyrics, and direction by Rosalba Rolón, with music by Desmar Guevara, James Reese Europe, Rafael Hernández, and the Harlem Hellfighters 369th Infantry Band, the musical is the first of the Refocus Project initiative.
With a mission to elevate and restore marginalized plays to the American canon, the multi-year initiative launched March 2021, partnering with Black Theatre United and focusing on 20th-century Black playwrights. The first year of the initiative resulted in the Broadway production Trouble In Mind, in addition to four readings.
