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 Rene虂 Marque虂s, Fausto Avendan虄o, Mari虂a Irene Forne虂s, Rosalba Rolo虂n, and Desmar Guevara.
The Refocus Project is free to stream through October 16 at . The three featured readings include Sarita by Mar铆a Irene Forn茅s, as directed by Rebecca Aparicio; The Oxcart by Ren茅 Marqu茅s, as directed by Cristina Angeles; and El Corrido De California by Fausto Avenda帽o, as directed by Galia Backal.
Additionally, Pregones/PRTT鈥檚 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 Rol贸n, with music by Desmar Guevara, James Reese Europe, Rafael Herna虂ndez, 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.
