The first fully produced, directed and 100 % Latino Theatrical Production has arrived in Reading, PA! Despeinada: “Entre Risas y Vivencias” which means Disheveled “Between Laughs and Experiences”.  They have been actively organizing and coordinating this monumental performance for the last several months, and are so very excited to be nearing the finish line. The incredible hard work and sacrifice of so many Latino individuals has made this unique community event a reality; they have managed to make a perfect fusion between laughter and reflection.

Mountain Mary left a legacy of loving spirituality and profound healing. Matthias Schaumbacher left the opposite: a legend of greed and violence. How have the seeds planted in the stories of these two people, who lived such different lives, grown in this place we call home?

A new opera by Chris Heslop, with libretto by Vicki Haller Graff, and direction by Joel Richard Gori.

CAST 

Mountain Mary - Maria Damore, soprano

Hollinshead - Thomas Killourhy, tenor

Schaumbacher - Connor McLaughlin, baritone

Becky - Emily Byrne, mezzo-soprano

Violins of Hope, Holocaust Awareness Program is being held November 2, 2021 from 3:30pm-5:30pm. This event is free and open to the public. 

Based on the original Broadway production and the Academy Award-winning motion picture, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. is a fantastic adaptation of the story of transformation and tolerance.  It features some of the most popular songs ever written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, along with new songs by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice.  The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress.